Rams' Garrett calls three sacks in return 'weight off my shoulders'

LANDOVER, Md. -- As Myles Garrett sat at the podium after the Los Angeles Rams' Week 1 loss and acknowledged he was playing through a knee injury, the reigning Defensive Player of the Year said his performance in the game was "the worst version of myself that I've put out there."

But in his first game back from his mid-September knee surgery, Garrett was a difference-maker for the Rams. In Los Angeles' 20-13 victory against the Washington Commanders, Garrett had six pressures and three sacks on 27 pass rushes (22.2% pressure rate), according to NFL Next Gen Stats. He played 35 of 58 defensive snaps (60.3%).

While Garrett said he was "nowhere near" to the performance he knows he is capable of,…