Los Angeles Rams star pass rusher Myles Garrett is set to undergo arthroscopic surgery on his knee and will head to injured reserve, according to The Ringer.
Because he is landing on injured reserve, this means that Garrett, the defending NFL Defensive Player of the Year, will be required to miss a minimum of four games. This report notes that the hope is that he'll be ready to return once that four-week requirement is filled.
L.A.'s next four games go as followed: vs. Giants, at Broncos, at Eagles, vs. Bills. Garrett's first game to be eligible to return would be Week 6, when the Rams host the Arizona Cardinals.
In the opening loss to San Francisco in Australia, Garrett was clearly limited due to the knee injury that had forced him to miss most of training camp. The 30-year-old notched just the fourth game of his career in which he totaled zero tackles (39 snaps played).
Postgame, Garrett admitted that he was not 100% healthy, noting, "I've got to find a way to recover and get back to the player I know I can be, and I've shown that I've been before."
"When I was out there, I was a little bit more focused on myself and trying to stay healthy than what they were doing, and that showed," Garrett added, via ESPN. "I wasn't who I needed to be for my team."
Garrett is playing in his first season with the Rams after the organization pulled off a blockbuster trade with the Cleveland Browns in June to acquire him. As part of the trade, L.A. sent Jared Verse, a 2027 first-round pick, a 2028 second-round pick, and a 2029 third-round pick for Garrett.
