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Myles Garrett's journey to NFL sack record: 'It is written'

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WHEN MYLES GARRETT crouches on Sunday at Huntington Bank Field, waiting to perfectly time his get-off in pursuit of Tennessee Titans rookie quarterback Cam Ward, there will be a number scribbled onto the tape wrapped around his wrists: 25.

For two decades, the number on the minds of any aspiring great pass rusher was 22.5 -- the single-season sack record shared by Pittsburgh Steelers edge rusher T.J. Watt and Pro Football Hall of Famer Michael Strahan.

However, the heights -- and sacks -- Garrett has reached this season have forced him to think even bigger, and the "25" printed on his tape will be a reminder of that.