Myles Garrett will miss at least the next four games for the Los Angeles Rams after he undergoes arthroscopic surgery on a knee injury that has been limiting him. The Rams are planning to place their star EDGE rusher on injured reserve, a tough blow for a team already navigating the early season.
DPOY Performance Was Already Slipping
This isn’t just about losing a player; it’s losing last year’s Defensive Player of the Year. Garrett’s availability was already clearly limited by the injury in the season opener against the San Francisco 49ers. He only played 40 of 65 total defensive snaps in that game, and his performance definitely wasn’t up to the insane level we expect from him. Losing him now, especially when he wasn’t 100% to start with, is a huge hit to the Rams’ defense.
The Gauntlet Ahead Without Him
The Rams have a seriously challenging schedule ahead for the next four weeks without Garrett wreaking havoc in the backfield. They’ll face the New York Giants in Week 2, then head to play the Denver Broncos in Week 3, followed by another road game against the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 4. To cap it all off, they’re back home in Week 5 against the Buffalo Bills. That’s a brutal stretch without your best pass rusher. Fortunately for LA, there’s a glimmer of hope: the potential return of Aaron Donald. It’s rare you get to swap one Hall of Fame talent for another, even if they can’t rush Donald back too quickly. It’s gonna take some time. No Garrett also means we’ll see more of second-year EDGE Josaiah Stewart, who actually earned the third-highest Pro Football Focus grade on the defense in Week 1. They’re going to need him to step up big time.
The Rams are going to have to dig deep and rally around their next-man-up mentality for the next month. Every game in that stretch is going to be a battle, and they’ll need Donald to get healthy fast and Stewart to keep that PFF grade climbing if they want to survive this tough run.
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Originally reported by Turf Show Times.
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