Garrett to Have Knee Surgery, Headed to IR — SkimNews
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- Myles Garrett will have arthroscopic surgery on his knee and be placed on injured reserve, according to sources speaking to ESPN's Adam Schefter and NFL Network's Ian Rapoport on Sunday.
- Garrett will miss at least four games and is eligible to return to the active roster for the Rams' Week 6 game against the Arizona Cardinals.
- Garrett said after the Rams' season-opening loss to the San Francisco 49ers in Melbourne, Australia, that his knee was not 100% healthy and called his performance 'the worst version of myself that I've put out there.'
- Garrett acknowledged he was 'a little bit more focused on myself and trying to stay healthy than what [the 49ers] were doing,' adding 'I wasn't who I needed to be for my team.'
- Garrett missed most of training camp with knee swelling disclosed by Rams coach Sean McVay; Garrett declined to specify which knee was injured but wore a sleeve on his left leg during practices.
- The Rams acquired Garrett this offseason by sending two-time Pro Bowl pass rusher Jared Verse and three draft picks — including a first-round selection in 2027 — to the Cleveland Browns.
- Garrett set the NFL single-season sack record with 23 sacks last season for the Browns, and the Week 1 loss to San Francisco was his first game without a tackle since Week 11 of the 2024 season.
Why it matters: The Rams traded Jared Verse and three draft picks — including a 2027 first-rounder — for a reigning Defensive Player of the Year they now won't have for at least a month, after Garrett himself said he played the Week 1 loss in Melbourne while protecting his knee rather than chasing the 49ers. The four-game absence arrives immediately after the franchise's headline offseason acquisition, eroding the trade's early return before the team can establish chemistry.
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