Well, talk about a brutal start to the season. The Los Angeles Rams are already reeling after their Week 1 loss to the San Francisco 49ers, and now they just got hit with a gut punch that’s gonna sting for a while. Reigning NFL Defensive Player of the Year Myles Garrett, who just made his debut with the team, is set to be sidelined for the foreseeable future. This is huge for the Rams, and not in a good way.
Knee Surgery Knocks Garrett Out
It turns out Garrett’s disappointing debut against the 49ers was more than just an off-night. The Ringer’s Tom Pelissero reports that Garrett is scheduled for arthroscopic knee surgery. That’s a rough hit for any player, let alone someone fresh into a new uniform and the cornerstone of your defense. The team is placing him on injured reserve, which automatically rules him out for at least the next four weeks. Four weeks! That’s a huge chunk of the early season to miss your DPOY, especially after kicking things off with a loss. It just crushes any momentum they hoped to build.
Big Games Missed, Big Questions Ahead
So, what does this actually mean for the Rams? Garrett is gonna miss some serious matchups while he’s recovering. We’re talking games against the New York Giants, Denver Broncos, Philadelphia Eagles, and the Buffalo Bills. That’s a gauntlet, and now the Rams have to face it without their premier pass-rusher. How do you replace that kind of production and pressure? It’s a massive challenge for their defense, and it puts an incredible amount of stress on the rest of the unit to step up. His next shot to get back on the field won’t be until Week 6, when the Rams are scheduled to host the Arizona Cardinals. You know they’ll be counting down the days until then, but those first few weeks are gonna be a real test of what this Rams team is made of without their star defender leading the charge.
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Originally reported by Bleacher Report.
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