The Browns pass rusher surpassed the mark shared by Michael Strahan and TJ Watt, who had 22.5 sacks in the same season
The star pass rusher of the Cleveland Browns, Myles Garrettentered the history books this Sunday after romper the NFL single-season sack record.
The defensive end of the Browns continued his great individual season reaching 23 sacks after knocking down Joe Burrow of the Bengalssurpassing the 22.5 catches achieved by Michael Strahan (2001) and TJ Watt (2021) to add the Most catches in a single season in the history of NFL.
Myles Garrettwho is with the Browns Since 2017 he has gone from less to more in his career and in 2025 he is signing his individual campaign. In addition to leading the league in sacks, he also leads the league in tackles behind the line of scrimmage with 32, which is 10 more than last season where he also led the league.
However, his sacks are a reflection of the effort throughout his nine-year career and the momentum he gained under the orders of the defensive coordinator of the BrownsJim Schwartz.
Until 2025, only 12 players had surpassed the 20 sacks barrier in a single season.
Myles Garrett He only had four games in which he went blank in sacks. The first confrontation against Pittsburgh, Minnesota Vikings, Detroit Lionsin consecutive weeks and in week 17 against Steelersagain.
His best mark in a single game was the 5 sacks he got during his visit to the New England Patriots in Week 8, although his team ended up losing 13-32, and is followed by the four he scored in the home loss against the Baltimore Ravens in Week 6.
By the start of Week 17, he had 22 sacks after adding two against the Cincinnati Bengalsremaining half a catch away from equaling the mark then shared by Watt and Strahan.
The record and his good individual performance make him a favorite to win the Defensive Player of the Year award, an award he already received in 2023.
Myles Garrett He has had a career that seems to be heading towards the Hall of Fame since he came to the NFL as the first overall pick in the 2017 draft out of Texas A&M. In October, he passed Reggie White (108.0) for most sacks by a player before turning 30 and currently has 124.5 career sacks since entering the league.
In addition, it is very close to entering the top 10 in history. NFLwhere Richard Dent and John Randle tie for tenth place with 137.5 sacks, just 13 more than Myles Garrett.
