Myles Garrett Wins 'Best Record-Breaking Performance' at the 2026 ESPYS
The new Rams edge rusher was honored for his 23-sack 2025 season, the most in a single year in NFL history.
Myles Garrett added another line to a landmark year, winning the ESPY for Best Record-Breaking Performance at the 2026 ceremony. The award recognized his 2025 season, when he piled up 23 sacks to set a new NFL single-season record. It caps a stretch that has taken Garrett from history in Cleveland to a fresh start with the Los Angeles Rams.
What record did Myles Garrett break?
Garrett recorded 23 sacks in the 2025 season, the most any player has ever registered in a single year. He passed the previous mark of 22.5, which Michael Strahan set with the New York Giants in 2001 and T.J. Watt matched with the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2021. Garrett secured the record in Week 18, breaking free for a sack of Cincinnati quarterback Joe Burrow late in a 20-18 Browns win over the Bengals. The performance also broke the Browns single-season sack record he had already set in 2021. Along the way, he became the first player since 1982 to post at least 12 sacks in six straight seasons. The season earned him Associated Press First Team All-Pro honors, the fifth such selection of his career.
How does this fit his move to the Rams?
The ESPY arrives just as Garrett settles into a new home. The Rams acquired him this offseason, sending edge rusher Jared Verse and a package of draft picks to Cleveland to land one of the league's most disruptive defenders. Los Angeles made the move to chase a championship in the near term, pairing Garrett with quarterback Matthew Stafford under head coach Sean McVay. For a franchise built to win now, adding the reigning single-season sack king gives the defense a centerpiece. The record-breaking season only sharpens the expectations that came with the trade.
What comes next for Garrett in Los Angeles?
Garrett enters 2026 as the headliner of a Rams defense with title ambitions. There has also been speculation about Aaron Donald returning to the field, a scenario that would place two of the era's most dominant interior and edge disruptors on the same front. That remains talk rather than fact for now, but the possibility underscores how aggressively the Rams are building around Garrett. The ESPY, along with a strong offseason of attention, sets a high bar for his first campaign in Los Angeles. Whether he can chase his own record while adjusting to a new scheme will be one of the season's storylines to watch.
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- ESPN: Myles Garrett wins 'Best Record-Breaking Performance' at The ESPYS
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