Myles Garrett Wins PFWA Defensive Player of Year

Cleveland, Ohio – Myles Garrett, the Cleveland Browns' star defensive end, has solidified his status as the NFL's premier pass rusher with a series of prestigious honors following a record-breaking 2025 season. The Pro Football Writers of America named Garrett its Defensive Player of the Year on Wednesday, marking his second such award after winning in 2023. He also earned a spot on the PFWA's All-NFL first team for the sixth consecutive year, tying Reggie White for the most such selections at defensive end in the organization's history.

Garrett's dominance was evident throughout the year, as he set a new NFL single-season sack record with 23, surpassing the 22.5 mark previously held by Michael Strahan of the New York Giants and T.J. Watt of the Pittsburgh Steelers. The milestone came in the Browns' regular-season finale, a victory over the Cincinnati Bengals, when Garrett sacked quarterback Joe Burrow with just over five minutes remaining. He achieved 17.5 of those sacks in an eight-game stretch from Week 7 to Week 15, including a career-high five-sack performance against the New England Patriots in Week 8.

Beyond sacks, Garrett led the league with 33 tackles for loss, the...