Okay, buckle up, because as soon as Aaron Donald makes his return to the Los Angeles Rams official, we’re talking about straight-up team history. Seriously, the Rams have never, ever had two active defenders with 100 career sacks playing on the same squad. But if you throw Myles Garrett into that mix? Boom, that threshold gets absolutely obliterated for the first time ever for LA. Can you even imagine that kind of defensive line?
The Sack Masters Ready to Rewrite the Record Books
We’re talking about two of the most dominant forces in the game. Myles Garrett, man, he’s already racked up a staggering 125.5 career sacks. That puts him way up there at 28th in NFL history. Then you’ve got Aaron Donald, who’s sitting pretty with 111 sacks, landing him at 45th all-time, and that’s after what’s considered a relatively short career. And get this: it’s usually way tougher for interior guys like Donald to pile up sacks compared to those edge rushers. It just makes his numbers even more insane.
The closest the Rams ever got to this kind of defensive firepower was back in the 2021 season when they picked up Von Miller. He’s a legend himself, 13th on the career leaderboards with 138.5 sacks. But here’s the kicker: Donald hadn’t actually hit that 100-sack mark until the very next season, and by then, Miller was already tearing it up for the Buffalo Bills. So, close but no cigar. And for all you old-school fans, yeah, the league didn’t even officially track sacks until 1982, so the Fearsome Foursome, as amazing as they were, can’t be in this particular conversation. This would be a first for the Rams, pure and simple.
Other Franchises Have Dared, But Never Like This
While this Donald-Garrett team-up would be a monumental first for the Rams, it’s not entirely unheard of across the entire NFL. Ten other franchises have actually hit this incredible threshold before. The San Francisco 49ers, believe it or not, lead the pack with three instances of their own, which is just wild to think about.
The most recent time any team pulled off a defensive duo with 100+ sacks? That was just five years ago, back in 2021, with J.J. Watt and Chandler Jones rocking it for the Arizona Cardinals. Before that, you had Terrell Suggs and Elvis Dumervil crushing it for the Baltimore Ravens in 2016. Go back a bit further, and you find Bruce Smith and Jim Jeffcoat with the Buffalo Bills in 1997, and Reggie White with Sean Jones for the Green Bay Packers in 1996. The Kansas City Chiefs had Leslie O’Neal and Derrick Thomas for a couple of seasons, 1998,1999, while the Miami Dolphins boasted Jason Taylor and Kevin Carter in 2006. Even the Minnesota Vikings saw Chris Doleman and John Randle in 1999. The 49ers’ trios included Richard Dent and Rickey Jackson in 1994, Kevin Greene and Chris Doleman in 1997, and Chris Doleman and Charles Haley in 1998. It’s a rare club, man.
If Aaron Donald officially makes that return and this Myles Garrett pairing actually happens, opposing offenses better start having nightmares now. This isn’t just a fantasy lineup; this is the kind of historic move that would reshape the league. We’re talking about an absolute nightmare for every quarterback out there. What a thing to look forward to!
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