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Rams' Garrett to Miss Four Games Due to Knee Surgery, Headed to IR
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In Short: Rams defensive star Myles Garrett will undergo knee surgery and miss at least four games, according to reports.
Following a record-breaking season with the Cleveland Browns, Myles Garrett's move to the Los Angeles Rams was expected to bolster their defense. However, Garrett's first game with the Rams ended in a lopsided loss to the 49ers, with no tackles, pressures, or sacks recorded. Reports now indicate that Garrett will undergo arthroscopic knee surgery and is headed to injured reserve, a development that will keep him out for at least four games.
Sources tell @ringer @netflixsports that Garrett has been dealing with lower-leg pain throughout training camp and the season opener. The Rams, who traded significant draft capital and Jared Verse to acquire Garrett, are now facing a tough stretch of opponents early in the season. Aaron Donald, who recently returned from retirement, is also expected to take a couple of weeks to ramp back up.
Garrett's absence will impact the Rams' defensive lineup, as the team was banking on him anchoring their defensive line. Mike Rutenberg, the Rams' new defensive coordinator, is building his defense around players like Verse, Denzel Ward, and Quincy Williams. Every week Garrett spends away from the field is another week where the Rams' defense's identity is defined by its performance without him.
The trade for Garrett was seen as a major move for the Rams, who were projected to be Super Bowl favorites. However, his quiet debut in Australia and the Rams' loss to the 49ers have raised questions about his current condition. Pelissero reported that Garrett will miss at least four games, with his return expected to be two weeks after the Eagles game.
For the Cleveland Browns, Garrett's absence is a significant blow. The Browns traded away a key player, banking on Garrett to provide immediate impact. Instead, he struggled in his first game with the Rams, and now his injury will keep him out for a considerable period, impacting the team's defensive strategy and fan expectations.
What's confirmed
- Rams star Myles Garrett will undergo arthroscopic surgery on his ailing knee and is headed to injured reserve, sources tell @ringer @netflixsports.
- Garrett has been dealing with lower-leg pain and wasn’t himself in Thursday’s opener.
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.
- Following LA’s international loss to the 49ers, Myles Garrett admitted he wasn’t playing his best and didn’t feel 100 percent, which has now landed him on injured reserve as he undergoes knee surgery.
- Pelissero shared the news along with details on Garrett’s timeline for a return.
- A healthy, productive version of Garrett would have made that trade sting more immediately for Browns fans watching from a distance.
- Now, we may have just found out why Garrett was not his usual self against San Francisco.
- However, losing out on Garrett during this upcoming stretch is going to make LA lose that spark that they were hoping for early on from him.
- One of those teams is the Los Angeles Rams, who made the biggest splash move of the offseason by trading for edge rusher Myles Garrett from the Cleveland Browns.
- After setting the new season sack record last year, Garrett landed with a championship contender in LA to make them big time Super Bowl favorites.