Rams outside linebacker Myles Garrett did not practice Tuesday. He hasn’t practiced much this summer, missing most of training camp with knee swelling.
He returned to practice Sunday and also practiced Monday, and coach Sean McVay said Garrett will play in the season opener against the Rams on Thursday.
It seems likely that Garrett is in for an immediate count, but no one is saying.
Garrett did not address how he felt physically, saying simply that he is ready for the season opener despite missing training camp reps.
“I think I’m going to be able to play with some great teammates,” Garrett said, via Benjamin Royer of ocregister.com. “We’ve got a solid defense around, and they’re going to make it easier, even if I’m a little bit of what I usually am. I don’t doubt I will be, but I have lots of supportthat’s all I’m saying.”
Garrett set an NFL record with 23 sacks last season, earning his second Defensive Player of the Year award. But at the end of last season, that’s all he and the Browns had to play for.
That was the case for most of his career in Cleveland, with the Browns going 58-90 with two playoff appearances in Garrett’s nine seasons there. The Rams’ aspirations are much higher.
“Super Bowl,” Garrett said. “Win the DPOY again, obviously. I think those are the two main things on my mind, and to go out and be the best player that I can be. I think there’s a number of opportunities for us as a D-line to be something really special, and I just want us to be able to realize that and, and never go into the locker room after a game feeling like we could have done more or more.”
