The NFL Defender Who Physically Couldn't Be Blocked

Myles Garrett, nicknamed "Superman" by his own teammates, is the most physically overwhelming defensive end in the NFL today. What if I told you he just broke an NFL sack record that had stood for over two decades — and did it on a team that won just five games all year? Garrett has achieved everything a pass rusher can achieve — NFL single-season sack record holder with 23 sacks, 2x Defensive Player of the Year, 6x Pro Bowl, 5x First-Team All-Pro, 125.5 career sacks in 134 games, and the largest non-quarterback contract in NFL history at $160 million. The only active player in league history with 10 or more sacks in seven consecutive seasons — a list that includes only Reggie White, Lawrence Taylor, Bruce Smith, DeMarcus Ware, and Jared Allen. Every single one of them is in Canton. Myles Garrett is still playing. But behind the sacks, the records, and the dominance is a story that starts long before Cleveland. Join me as we break down the full story of Myles Garrett — from growing up in Arlington, Texas in one of the most extraordinary athletic families in American sports history, to shattering Jadeveon Clowney's SEC freshman sack record at Texas A&M, to going #1 overall to the Cleveland Browns in 2017, surviving the helmet incident heard around the world, a near-fatal car crash, years of losing, and finally — on the last day of the 2025 regular season — taking down Joe Burrow for sack number 23 and making history in front of the whole world. Along the way, we explore his battles and relationships with Michael Strahan, T.J. Watt, Mason Rudolph, Kevin Stefanski, Joel Bitonio, and some of the greatest pass rushers to ever play the game — and how every chapter, every setback, and every comeback shaped the man who writes "Maktub" on his cleats before every single game. Myles Garrett is not just the greatest pass rusher of his generation — he may be the greatest to ever do it. And he's not done yet. #NFL #MylesGarrett #ClevelandBrowns