Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett says he feels lucky to be alive after flipping his Porsche on Monday in a brutal single-car crash.
Garrett suffered a sprained shoulder, strained biceps and cut hand when he flipped his Porsche near the Browns training facility in Berea, Ohio. The NFL star was admitted to hospital but later discharged after an examination confirmed he had escaped 'major injuries' during the crash.
The DE has only been listed as questionable after admitting he is desperate to 'try and play' against the Atlanta Falcons regardless of his injuries sustained on Monday. But Garrett has revealed that he feels lucky to still be alive, as things could have gone much worse.
"I am glad that everything worked out in a positive light with my passenger and I, we are both healthy and walking around," Garrett said. "Just blessed to live another day.
"I would like to thank all of the first responders who were able to get to me and my passenger and came so quickly and helped us get the medical attention that we needed. Definitely grateful to be here with what I saw the from right after and the pictures.
"I think it was a hell of an event. I am just grateful that not only I am alive but I was able to have so much of my family and the support system that was around me keeping me locked in and keeping me focused on just taking it day by day."
Although a traumatic event, Garrett has revealed that emotionally he is strong, and it hasn't shaken him up too much. "I think emotionally I am pretty grounded with it," he added.
"I think I have put it behind me. Physically, I am still dealing with some of the injuries that came along with it. It was really just a blur. It all happened pretty fast.
"Sometimes, the last couple of nights, I have sat and thought about some of the different situations and scenarios and how it played out. Just knowing that and I can’t change the past, just have to keep on moving forward and glad everyone is alright."
Now that the incident is over, and thankfully no one was seriously hurt, Garrett wants to get back out on the field, although he has respected that the decision does not fall on him. "As far as Sunday, it is a game-time decision up to (Head) Coach (Kevin Stefanski) and the training staff and all of us coming together to make the right decision for me and moving forward," Garrett added.
"If it were up to me, I would love to go. That is just my competitive spirit and my nature. Physically, we have to assess that going up to the game, today, tomorrow and on Sunday. That is just another decision that we will make a little bit closer to game time."
