Myles Garrett is one of the league’s best defensive players for a reason, and he showed us why on Sunday against the Colts.
After Garrett had already forced a turnover from a sack and forced fumble on Gardner Minshew, the Browns star gave us one of the coolest field goal blocks we’ll ever see.
Now, NFL rules forbid defensive players from going over the offensive line if they make contact with the opposing player (like, using them as a means to propel over). But players are allowed to completely jump over the line without making contact.
Just very few players would even try such a move. Garrett, apparently, is one of those players.
HE HOPPED RIGHT OVER HIM 🤯#CLEvsIND on CBS & NFL+ pic.twitter.com/Bz3YZgkdiH
— Cleveland Browns (@Browns) October 22, 2023
Garrett had the snap timed up perfectly, and he basically did a standing vertical to clear the Colts line and block the field goal. Denzel Ward recovered the blocked kick, which ultimately set up a field goal for the Browns.
But man, what a play. That athleticism was something else, and NFL fans were justifiably impressed.
This was how Twitter reacted
We cut to this highlight right after the snap and Myles Garrett is standing in front of the kick as if he spawned there https://t.co/kKyHFrZZx8
— Patrick Claybon (@PatrickClaybon) October 22, 2023
This is just bananas https://t.co/u63cY2IKSZ
— Kelsey (@kelseydyoung) October 22, 2023
This is legendary absolutely legendary https://t.co/hhIfNwJ1T6
— BrownsAllTay🧡🤎 (@TWoods_12) October 22, 2023
You could do something similar with Lawrence Taylor in the original Tecmo Bowl. https://t.co/DEMb2I2mBF
— Dan Hanzus (@DanHanzus) October 22, 2023
Not human. #Browns https://t.co/SwJH3sMveS
— Jeff D. Lowe (@JeffDLowe) October 22, 2023
LIKE HOW https://t.co/R6fa1YYm6l
— Kelsey Russo (@kelseyyrusso) October 22, 2023
Physically, how does a man this big do something like this? Freaking unreal. https://t.co/6mLHgwWbPP
— Myles Simmons (@MylesASimmons) October 22, 2023
imagine the last thing you see is myles garrett coming at you like this i would die on the spot https://t.co/nSOwsyhmei
— kelsi • go browns 🧡🤎 (@kelsi_nichol) October 22, 2023
“Some things in life makes sense, that is not one of them” 😂 https://t.co/xAdBBt0ujp
— Austin (@AStheGOAT24) October 22, 2023
