Arya News - Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett is the new single-season sack king in the NFL after surpassing the previous mark of 22.5 sacks.
Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett is the NFL"s new single-season sack leader.
Garrett secured the record Sunday against the Cincinnati Bengals with a sack of Joe Burrow. It was Garrett"s 23rd sack of the season.
The star pass rusher needed almost the entire game to secure the record. While he had a few close calls Sunday, Garrett came up short until roughly five minutes were left in the contest.
On a 1st and 10 with 5:17 to go, Garrett sped past tackle Orlando Brown Jr., immediately putting pressure on Burrow. With the pocket collapsing and nowhere to go, Burrow started going to ground just as Garrett put a hand on the quarterback.
Recognizing the importance of the moment, two other Browns defenders celebrated Garrett"s accomplishment before Garrett stood up and raised both hands in the air. The rest of the Browns" defense then rushed to celebrate with Garrett, as the broadcast cut to an image of Garrett"s parents celebrating in the stands.
With that sack, Garrett stands alone on the single-season, all-time sack leaderboard. He surpassed both New York Giants defensive end Michael Strahan and current Pittsburgh Steelers pass rusher T.J. Watt, who previously shared the record with 22.5 sacks in a single season.
Last season, Garrett became the youngest player to reach 100 career sacks, accomplishing the feat the week before his 29th birthday. He also tied Hall of Famers Bruce Smith and Lawrence Taylor as the fourth fastest to reach the milestone, doing so in 115 games . Garrett has been a monster, bullying offensive linemen and terrorizing quarterbacks since entering the league as the No. 1 overall pick for the Browns in 2017. He’s had double-digit sacks in eight of his first nine seasons in the NFL.
Despite Garrett"s work toward a record breaking season in Cleveland, his frustration with the franchise has at times overshadowed his accomplishments. At 4-12, the Browns have long been out of the postseason hunt and Garrett"s history chasing efforts have really been the only thing for fans to cheer for in Cleveland. Garrett signed a four-year contract extension worth $160 million and $123.5 in guaranteed money . Garrett"s frustration was highlighted earlier this season following a career day where he recorded five sacks and Cleveland was still blown out by New England, 32-13.
Over the past five years, Garrett has totaled no fewer than 14 sacks in each of those seasons. That includes his 2023 Defensive Player of the Year campaign, during which he finished with 14 sacks and was named first-team All-Pro for the third time. Garrett led the league in tackles for loss last season with 22 and already has 32 this season, which also leads the NFL.
“Didn’t know about all that,” Garrett said after becoming the youngest player to record 100 sacks. “That’s great company to be with. Definitely one of the guys I looked up to, as an athlete, as a football player coming up along my way, and still watch clips and watch [Lawrence"s] tenacity against the edge and all that.”
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