Myles Garrett reveals heartbreaking toll of knee injury ahead of Rams return

For Los Angeles Rams superstar Myles Garrett, the hardest part of the last two months wasn’t the knee surgery, the grueling rehabilitation or the uncertainty surrounding his return.It was being away from the game he loved. The reigning NFL Defensive Player of the Year has spent the last two months trapped on the sidelines, forced to watch football instead of playing it.Over that time, he’s seen his teammates battle through injuries, suffer heartbreaking losses, and undergo an early-season collapse that threatened to derail their Super Bowl dreams. For a player accustomed to tormenting opposing quarterbacks for a living, becoming a spectator was its own form of torture.  The biggest news, opinion and culture shaping California right now.

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Never miss a story “It was very difficult,” Garrett admitted Friday, opening up about the emotional toll of his lengthy absence publicly for the first time.“This is what I love to do.”“I love being around my teammates, being able to help the whole group shine,” he continued.

“I want to be there in those moments and be able to share in their success and celebrate their success.”Then came the admission that revealed just how deeply the experience affected him.“Just not being able to do what I feel like I was put here to do, one of the reasons I was put here, it hurt me for a while.”Thankfully for the Rams, the wait is over. Rams head coach Sean McVay announced Friday that Garrett is expected to return Sunday against the Washington Commanders, barring any setbacks, after finally returning to practice this week.But Garrett’s road back raises an uncomfortable question: How did a knee problem that Garrett himself described as “soreness,” during training camp deteriorate to the point that one of football’s most dominant defenders needed surgery and mis...