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The Los Angeles Rams’ defensive end Myles Garrett needs a knee operation which will sideline him for at least four weeks.<\/b><\/p>\n
The reigning defensive player of the year joined the Rams<\/a> from the Cleveland Browns in the summer in one of the biggest trades in NFL history.<\/p>\n The 30-year-old made his Rams debut in their season-opening game against the San Francisco 49ers last week as the Super Bowl favourites suffered a 27-7 defeat<\/a> in Australia.<\/p>\n The two-time defensive player of the year missed most of training camp with a knee problem but after the game it became clear he would need minor surgery.<\/p>\n The Rams have placed Garrett on their injured reserve (IR) list, which means he must miss at least four games.<\/p>\n “I don’t really [have a timeline] yet,” said Rams head coach Sean McVay. <\/p>\n “It’s all contingent upon [surgery]. You feel good about it. But I think it’d be unfair to him, without having the totality of all the information, to put any sort of timeline on it.<\/p>\n “We know that he’ll be available in four weeks potentially, so we’ll just take that a day at a time.”<\/p>\n The Rams’ defence has also been boosted by three-time defensive player of the year Aaron Donald coming out of retirement.<\/a><\/p>\n But the 35-year-old did not travel to Australia and coach McVay said the Rams are yet to decide if he will play next week against the New York Giants.<\/p>\n Garrett broke the NFL single-season record with 23 sacks last season but against the 49ers he failed to register a tackle for just the fourth time in his career.<\/p>\n Following the game, Garrett said: “I’ve got to find a way to recover and get back to the player I know I can be and I’ve shown that I’ve been before.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n