Pro Football Hall of Famer Michael Strahan officially broke the NFL’s single-season sack record back in 2001, recording 22.5 sacks for the New York Giants. The mark has stood for over 23 years, with only T.J. Watt matching it during his own 22.5-sack season in 2021 with the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Records, of course, are made to be broken. Myles Garrett and the Cleveland Browns are planning to celebrate NFL history one of these next two weeks, in front of the home fans at Huntington Bank Field.
Garrett enters Sunday’s home game against the Buffalo Bills needing just one sack to match the current record held by both Strahan and Watt, and 1.