The Green Bay Packers have a defensive stud in edge rusher Micah Parsons. He is one of the favorites to win an NFL award this year, but one player is above him. Against the possibility of missing the achievement, the player opened up about his motivations and spoke about Myles Garrett, a Shedeur Sanders teammate on the Cleveland Browns.
Garrett is on pace to break the single-season sacks record. He is four sacks away and there are five games to go. This puts him over Parsons in the Defensive Player of the Year odds. Parsons spoke about it.
“I think it’ll be a nice accolade if I’m able to achieve that once in my career, but for right now, I just been playing for respect,” Parsons said to Matt Schneidman of TheAthletic.com. “I think that’s kind of what’s making me go.” He also said Garrett is “his own different specimen, and he has his own team, and what they do and what they do is special.“
Garrett is entering historical levels of dominance
Myles Garrett is a four-time first-team All Pro, a one-time DPOY, and a six-time Pro Bowler. During his nine years in the NFL, he’s had double-digit sacks in every single season except for his rookie year.
Myles Garrett, defensive end for the Cleveland Browns
He commands two or three men from the opposing team to try and control him and he still dominates the trenches. If he retired today, Myles Garrett is likely to go to the Hall of Fame. If he is able to break the sacks record, it’s just confirmation of how good he is despite playing with Shedeur Sanders in a dysfunctional franchise like the Browns.
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Parsons could be the heir to Garrett’s throne
Garrett is 30-years old, while Parsons is just 26, entering his prime. Parsons has 65 sacks already in his career and his lowest number of sacks in a season is 12, a number he already overcame in 2025.
He is a four-time Pro Bowler and a two-time first team All Pro. When Garrett’s time passes, he is undoubtedly the guy who could become a Hall of Famer one day. For now, it’s all about respect, as Parsons said.
