Myles Garrett\u2019s historic 2025 season finally delivered the recognition many believed was long overdue.<\/p>\n
After terrorizing quarterbacks week after week and rewriting the record books, the Cleveland Browns superstar was voted the Pro Football Writers of America\u2019s Defensive Player of the Year.<\/p>\n
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MORE: ESPN NFL draft guru Mel Kiper shares first mock projections of 2026<\/a><\/p>\n For Garrett, the honor represents more than another trophy<\/a>. The Browns\u2019 defensive anchor finished the regular season with 23 sacks.<\/p>\n With this amount of sacks, he set a new NFL single-season record and extended his hold on the franchise mark. His impact went far beyond sack totals. Garrett also recorded 33 tackles for loss.<\/p>\n The Browns\u2019 veteran pass rusher has become the first player since 1982 to register at least 12 sacks in six straight seasons. And he now holds the record for the most career sacks by a player under the age of 30.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n In the 2025 NFL season, one of the defining moments of his campaign came against New England, when he posted a five-sack performance.<\/p>\n Across 134 regular-season games, the Browns star has totaled 412 tackles, including 293 solo stops, along with 125.5 sacks. This places him among the most productive pass rushers of his era. The 30-year-old has also added 16 fumble recoveries, 6 forced fumbles, and seasons of double-digit sacks since 2018.<\/p>\n The PFWA honor carries significant weight because it reflects how the league\u2019s writers viewed Garrett\u2019s influence across the entire season. Even when Cleveland struggled offensively, Garrett remained the centerpiece of the team.<\/p>\n Garrett has earned multiple Defensive Player of the Year honors and All-NFL selections. But this one adds a new feather to his crown for a record-breaking season.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n \u2014 Enjoy free coverage of the top news & trending stories on The Big Lead <\/a>\u2014<\/p>\n CFB: College football top 25 rankings 2026, final AP Top 25 Poll released<\/a><\/p>\n NFL: NFL insider rips Bills front office for saving Brandon Beane amid Sean McDermott debacle\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n NBA: Former NBA champion sits atop 2025-26 jersey sales at season\u2019s midway point<\/a><\/p>\n MLB: 2026 MLB payrolls revealed: Top 10 highest-spending teams<\/a><\/p>\n ENTERTAINMENT: New Sphere venue heading to East Coast in major US expansion<\/a><\/p>\n VIRAL: Naomi Osaka reveals viral Australian Open outfit inspiration<\/a><\/p>\n The post Browns\u2019 Myles Garrett finally receives major news after dominant 2025 NFL season<\/a> appeared first on The Big Lead<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Myles Garrett\u2019s historic 2025 season finally delivered the recognition many believed was long overdue. After terrorizing quarterbacks week…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":428372,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[559],"tags":[23376,64,63,1238,16820,5384,593,224616,85,8543],"class_list":["post-428371","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nfl","tag-2025-nfl-season","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-cleveland-browns","tag-myles-garrett","tag-new-england","tag-nfl","tag-pro-football-writers-of-america","tag-sports","tag-the-browns"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/428371","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=428371"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/428371\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/428372"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=428371"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=428371"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=428371"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}