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Rams' Garrett to Miss Four Games Due to Knee Surgery, Headed to IR
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In Short: Myles Garrett, the Rams' star pass rusher and 2022 NFL Defensive Player of the Year, will miss at least four games after undergoing arthroscopic knee surgery and being placed on injured reserve.
Following a high-ankle sprain and discomfort during training camp, Myles Garrett, the Los Angeles Rams' star pass rusher, will undergo arthroscopic knee surgery and miss at least four games, according to reports from CBS Sports and The Ringer.
Garrett, who was acquired in a blockbuster trade with the Cleveland Browns, was clearly limited in the team's opening loss to the 49ers in Australia, playing just 39 snaps and notching zero tackles.
The 30-year-old, known for his durability, has missed just two games over the past five seasons, playing in 83 of a possible 85 games. His absence will be a significant blow to the Rams' defense.
Garrett admitted he wasn't playing his best and didn't feel 100 percent, which has now landed him on injured reserve. The hope is that he'll be ready to return once the four-week requirement is filled, with his first game back potentially being Week 6 against the Arizona Cardinals.
What's confirmed
- Following a high-ankle sprain and discomfort during training camp, Myles Garrett, the Los Angeles Rams' star pass rusher, will undergo arthroscopic knee surgery and miss at least four games, according to reports from CBS Sports and The Ringer.
- Garrett, who was acquired in a blockbuster trade with the Cleveland Browns, was clearly limited in the team's opening loss to the 49ers in Australia, playing just 39 snaps and notching zero tackles.
- The 30-year-old, known for his durability, has missed just two games over the past five seasons, playing in 83 of a possible 85 games. His absence will be a significant blow to the Rams' defense.
- Garrett admitted he wasn't playing his best and didn't feel 100 percent, which has now landed him on injured reserve. The hope is that he'll be ready to return once the four-week requirement is filled, with his first game back potentially being Week 6 against the Arizona Cardinals.
What's still developing
- Coming off a record-breaking season, Garrett had high hopes with a fresh start out in California, but he ended up missing extended time due to his discomfort throughout training camp.
- Because he is landing on injured reserve, this means that Garrett, the defending NFL Defensive Player of the Year, will be required to miss a minimum of four games.
- "When I was out there, I was a little bit more focused on myself and trying to stay healthy than what they were doing, and that showed," Garrett added, via ESPN.
- One of the more underrated aspects of Garrett's game is how durable he's been over the course of his career, making this move to injured reserve that much more jarring for Los Angeles.
- The person, speaking to the AP on condition of anonymity because the team didn’t announce the severity of the injury, said the Rams will place Garrett on injured reserve.
- Myles Garrett is expected to miss at least four games and will be placed on the injured reserve in order to have surgery on his ailing knee, a league source with knowledge of Garrett’s injury told the Southern California News Group on Sunday.
- Since training camp, Garrett has been nursing his knee (Garrett, nor the source have said what knee is affecting the star edge rusher, but he’s been wearing a leg sleeve on his left leg) and missed most of the preseason with what Rams coach Sean McVay has called knee swelling.