Myles Garrett Breaks Reggie White Record With Historic Sack Vs. Patriots

Myles Garrett has been 1 of nan NFL's champion walk rushers for a agelong clip now and already has a fewer records to telephone his own. On Sunday, nan Browns prima made moreover much NFL history.

In nan first 4th of Cleveland's Week 8 conflict pinch nan Patriots successful New England, Garrett exploded done nan statement to sack Drake Maye connected a 3rd down successful nan reddish zone. It was a show we've seen very often complete nan years—Garrett moving unbelievably accelerated to return down nan QB successful a large spot. But its value will beryllium remembered beyond conscionable this game.

The sack puts Garrett astatine 108.5 full sacks for his career, which breaks Reggie White's grounds for astir sacks recorded earlier turning 30.

Not bad company, right? White is recognized arsenic 1 of nan top walk rushers successful NFL history, arsenic good arsenic 1 of nan astir ascendant protect ends to ever return nan field. Garrett has now earned nan correct to beryllium compared to specified a legend. Even successful today's NFL, pinch much opportunities to sack nan QB and much elite athletes rushing from nan separator than ever, it's difficult to spot Garrett's grounds being topped anytime soon now that it's his and his alone.

Why? Because he will beryllium adding to it. Garrett doesn't move 30 until precocious December. He has 8 much games to tally up nan tally connected his grounds for sacks earlier that milestone. He didn't moreover discarded clip successful doing so, actually; Garrett took down Maye again successful nan 2nd 4th to push nan grounds to 109.5 sacks arsenic of writing.

By nan clip it's each said and done Garrett mightiness beryllium penning an untouchable grounds successful nan NFL history books correct earlier our eyes. What a subordinate and what an grant to break a grounds of White's.

As a prize Garrett's 2 sacks successful nan first half against New England stifled 2 drives and allowed nan Browns to clasp a 7-6 lead halfway done nan 2nd quarter.

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