Myles Garrett has added another accolade to his resume. He has been named a part of a significant list celebrating prominent figures across all sports.
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Time magazine released its list of the 100 most influential people in sports in 2026. This list features men and women spanning multiple sports, separated into the categories of Icons, Titans, Innovators, and Leaders.
Garrett landed on the Leaders list. He joins F1 driver Kimi Antonelli, Golden State Warriors star Steph Curry, golf pro Nelly Korda, NBA insider Shams Charania, Indianapolis Colts owner Carlie, Irsay-Gordon, and former ESPN personality Elle Duncan among others.
Writer Sean Gregory particularly highlighted one of the biggest moments from Garrett's career — his record-breaking sack in Week 17 of the 2025-26 NFL season. This takedown of Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow gave Garrett 23 sacks and moved him ahead of Michael Strahan (22.5) and TJ Watt (22.5) for the single-season record.
Now, the former Browns defender has moved on to the Rams, a perennial Super Bowl contender. He will anchor a defense that could also welcome back future Hall of Famer Aaron Donald.
"A few more monster years could put Garrett within range of Bruce Smith's all-time career sack record of 200; Garrett will enter his 10th NFL season with 125.5 sacks," Gregory wrote.
"And now that he's leaving Cleveland — on June 1, the Browns traded Garrett to the Los Angeles Rams for two-time Pro Bowl pass rusher Jared Verse and multiple draft picks — Garrett may finally sniff a Super Bowl."
Catching Smith will not be a simple task for Garrett, if that is his goal. The Hall of Famer played for 19 seasons in the NFL, averaging 10.53 sacks per season. He posted at least 10 sacks in 13 of these seasons.
Garrett has played for nine seasons. He has averaged 13.94 sacks while registering at least 10 sacks in eight of these seasons. If he maintains this pace, he will need to play approximately five more seasons to break Smith's record.
Yet that record is likely less of a focus at this point. The five-time All-Pro is likely more focused on the opportunity to finally play on a team capable of winning the Super Bowl. That is the dream of any NFL player.
