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Garrett

Garrett totaled 23 sacks this season, setting a new NFL record along the way. He notably won Defensive Player of the Year in 2023 as well, following a 14-sack season. The nine-year veteran has astonishingly totaled double-digit sack tallies in all but his 2017 rookie season. The 30-year-old defensive end deservedly signed a four-year contract, averaging $40 million per year last offseason.

Neither the Browns nor the Bengals were in the playoff race for this game, so all eyes were on Garrett as he chased the record for the second straight week. He made onlookers wait until the final minutes of the game before tracking down Joe Burrow behind the line of scrimmage for an easy takedown. He was previously a half-sack behind T.J. Watt and Michael Strahan for the record, through Strahan accomplished the feat when the NFL played just 16 games in a season. Garrett locked up his second Defensive Player of the Year award several weeks ago, but now he will hold a place in the history books as the most productive pass-rusher the league has ever seen.

“People have a better chance of winning the lottery,” a source told Schefter. It appears Garrett, who has ten sacks through eight games this season, will remain with the Browns for at least another lost season. Garrett, 29, would surely draw a king’s ransom from a contending team looking to shore up their defense ahead of the postseason.

Garrett was a DNP to open the week and was upgraded to a limited participant in Thursday’s practice. Garrett’s injury doesn’t appear too severe at this point. We would expect him to see his normal assortment of snaps as he looks to get after Carson Wentz in London.

It was a limited session, but it suggests there’s not much concern about Garrett’s ability to play on Sunday in England. Kevin Stefanski called Garrett “day to day” yesterday, and Garrett has already played off DNPs ahead of Week 1 when he was dealing with a hip injury. Garrett is more than likely going to make Carson Wentz’s life miserable in Week 5.

We aren’t awfully worried about Garrett’s status for Week 5 yet. Garrett doesn’t need the practice reps and a “day to day” status typically isn’t a big deal for veteran players. He should be good to go for Week 5 versus Minnesota as long as he practices in some capacity before the final injury report is released. Garrett has four sacks this year and will look to add to the total versus Carson Wentz on Sunday.

The Browns will need Garrett to hunt against the Bengals to have any chance of an upset win. Ultimately, he’s not on the final injury report. Garrett’s missed practice Thursday was surprising, but ultimately didn’t put his status in any real jeopardy.

After being a surprise DNP on Thursday, Garrett was back on the field Friday which should put him on track to play in Week 1 against the Bengals. We’ll get a good sense of his availability when the team’s final injury report is released in the coming hours, but Garrett’s return to the field is an encouraging sign.

The hip designation is new. To say that Cleveland would be in a world of hurt without Garrett against the Bengals in Week 1 is an understatement. We haven’t seen anything extensive from a beat writer about his chances of playing in Week 1 since he arrived on the report, but it certainly seems like he’s now questionable.

Browns beat reporter Mary Kay Cabot broke the news first, stating that the star defensive end was cited going 100 mph in a 60 mph zone just after 2 am Saturday morning after the team returned from Charlotte. Cabot also noted that Garrett had “vowed to slow down” after flipping his Porsche and that the team was aware of his citation. This is unlikely to draw any league discipline but demonstrates an alarming pattern of reckless driving out of Garrett.