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Los Angeles Rams linebacker Myles Garrett is ready to make a push to win the Defensive Player of the Year award despite playing in only two games this year.
Garrett appeared on the "Rich Eisen Show" on Thursday, and host Rich Eisen asked him if he still thinks he can win Defensive Player of the Year. Garrett quickly responded with one word.
"Absolutely," Garrett said.
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"Ok, you didn't stutter," Eisen said.
"There's nothing to stutter about," Garrett responded. "I don't know how many games are left. I just try to take it one game at a time. Just a matter of impact and presence and how much disruption you create. I plan on walking down every single person at the top of each respective stat leaderboard that measure for my position.
"I love the guy who's at the top, Will (Anderson Jr.). I have a lot of respect for him, but my plan is to go get him and not make it easy on him. If they do hold the game against me, I'm not going to make it easy."
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Garrett returned to action last weekend after missing the last seven games after undergoing knee surgery. On Sunday, Garrett notched three sacks in the Rams' 20-13 win over the Washington Commanders.
Myles Garrett Reacts to Missing Seven Games
In two games this season, Garrett has three sacks. Anderson, the NFL's sack leader, has 9.5, so Garrett has some work to do to catch him. But if there's any defensive player who can go on a big run in the final eight games of the regular season, it's Garrett, who has been named Defensive Player of the Year twice in his career.
"It was very difficult," Garrett said on Friday before facing the Commanders, per Zach Edwards of TheRams.com. "This is what I love to do. I love being around my teammates, being able to just help the whole group shine. Seeing them go out there and having fun, not only missing out on having fun, but I want to be there in those moments to be able to share their success and celebrate their success."
Garrett joined the Rams during the offseason via a trade with the Cleveland Browns. The 31-year-old is the reigning Defensive Player of the Year after recording an NFL record 23 sacks in 2025.
Garrett won his first Defensive Player of the Year award in 2023, when he recorded 14 sacks, 17 tackles for loss, and four forced fumbles. He has tallied 128.5 sacks in his career, ranking 27th in NFL history.
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