The NFL Honors are just getting underway, but it appears the NFL Defensive Player of the Year award could have already been linked. Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett is the betting favorite, and T.J. Watt of the Pittsburgh Steelers is already lamenting on social media.
Garrett finished with 14 sacks on the season but led the NFL in pressures down the stretch despite finishing with just one sack over the back half of the season. He also led the NFL in pass rush win rate, was PFF’s highest-graded pass rusher, and was double-teamed more than any other pass rusher in the NFL.
This would be what we hope is the first of many dominating honors for Garrett. Even Micah Parsons of the Dallas Cowboys, another finalist for the award, agrees with what seems to be the decision made by voters.
If this is the case, then Garrett wins a well-deserved honor after making his fifth Pro Bowl as the best player on the best defense in the NFL.
Nothing I’m not used to.
— TJ Watt (@_TJWatt) February 9, 2024
