Myles Garrett is already dreaming about putting Aaron Rodgers on a poster in his living room.
The Cleveland Browns linebacker isn’t talking about dunking on the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback on the basketball court. With 22 sacks this season, Garrett is half a sack away from tying the all-time record for most sacks in a single campaign.
A full sack would put Garrett ahead of current record-holders Michael Strahan and Steelers linebacker TJ Watt. Garrett has a chance to achieve the feat Sunday against Rodgers and the Steelers.
“[Aaron Rodgers is] legendary himself, and it’s a legendary record I’m here chasing,” Garrett told reporters Friday, via ESPN’s Daniel Oyefusi. “That’d be a great one to put a picture on the wall with.”
Garrett has only had the chance to match up against 4-time MVP twice in his career thus far, with the first time being when Rodgers was still slinging passes for the Green Bay Packers. Garrett came up sackless in their 2021 Christmas Day clash.
The second came in Week 6 of this season, coming off the heels of Garrett sending a warning that he wanted to put Rodgers “in the graveyard.” Again, Garrett failed to sack Rodgers.
Perhaps the third time’s the charm for the All-Pro pass rusher.
Watt will have to watch from the sidelines as Garrett attempts to break his record. The Steelers pass rusher is still recovering from a freak lung injury sustained earlier this month. Judging by Watt’s off-field activities, he probably wouldn’t pull a Mark Gastineau down the line if Garrett gets the record-breaking sack.
