Myles Garrett: Injuries To Both Feet From Boyhood Surgery; Playing with Pain?
The Cleveland Browns (1-1) host the New York Giants (0-2) in their Week 3 matchup at Huntington Bank Field ... and a featured player and featured story is Myles Garrett.
The biggest concern for the Browns overall is injuries. Cleveland listed 14 players on their injury report this week, including 11 starters. The biggest name on this list is defensive end Garrett, who we know has been nursing a foot injury since Week 1.
But now we know more. He did not participate in practice on Wednesday or Thursday, and his status for Sunday's game was thought to be still in question. ... but now we know he certainly intends on trying to do so.
And what is the problem, exactly? It's not, as a turns out, "a problem.'' It's "two problems'' ... one for each foot.
Garrett conceded on Friday that it's not only one foot that's bothering him but both feet, and that the issues are likely related to the fact that he underwent two foot surgeries as a young boy in order to correct flat feet.
And there is this: The reigning NFL Defensive Player of the Year and likely future Hall of Famer said the issues figure to bother him the for rest of his career, and that additional surgeries may be in his future.
with a lot of eyes focused on Myles Garrett - and his feet.This story was originally published September 22, 2024, 6:37 AM.
