Biography And Football Career Of Myles Gerrett

College football players in their senior year get really excited towards the start of the NFL Draft. The excitement gets way higher when they get the much anticipated call from the owner of a team. Every year, several American family and friends gather round a son, friend, boyfriend, cousin and what have you, ready to pop a bottle of wine or two in celebration. On April 27 2017, Myles Gerrett’s joy knew no bounds as he got the first call in the draft and this began his journey to fulfilling his aim of retiring as the greatest player of all time in the NFL.

The American football player was born as Myles Lorenz Garrett on the 29th December 1995 to Audrey Garrett and Lawrence Garrett, his mother and father. He has two older siblings named Brea Garrett (sister) and Sean Williams (half-brother). Sean was a professional basketball player (2007 - 2012) who began his career in Boston College and moved on after being picked 17th place in the NBA Draft of 2007.

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Brea is an astounding track events sportswoman with the record of being the first champion for weight throw in Aggie history. She is also the 2014 NCAA champion for the category of track and field weight throw.

The siblings obviously got the sportsmanship spirit from their parents. As a college student, Audrey ran track while Lawrence is reported to have always being a sportsperson. Audrey obtained a degree in communications from the Hampton University in Virginia where she had a scholarship. She is a service coordinator in the Arlington Texas’ social services department.

She had her first son, Sean Williams five years before her relationship and eventual marriage to Lawrence.

As a student of Martin High School, Myles was involved in track events, basketball and football. He made a good record in football (as a senior, he had 19.5 sacks) that led rivals.com to name him as a five-star recruit and as the number 2 overall in his graduating class. Myles also excelled in shot put and discus throw in which he qualified at state level with 16.01 meters and 50.84 meters top-throws respectively.

In October 2013, Myles accepted to play football on a college level for the Texas A&M University and in just six games; he broke the existing sack record for freshmen of 5.5. By his ninth game, he had outplayed the previous SEC sack record of a freshman of 8. At the end of his season, he had amassed an amazing record already. As a sophomore, he won the Bill Willis award for being the top defensive lineman.

As a junior, he seemed to be on an injury roll as he sustained a sprain in his high ankle which limited his play time. Despite missing some matches due to this injury, Garrett still got voted to the first team following a Unanimous Consensus All-American designation. The Walter Camp Football Foundation, SB Nation, The Sporting News, The Football Writers Association of America, the Associated Press, Pro Football Focus, The American Football Coaches Association and Fox Sports all voted him in.

When he made his decision to enter the NFL Draft in 2017 official, he was aptly declared as the number one overall pick by most football analysts and scouts. It therefore came as no surprise and a fulfillment to expectations when Cleveland Browns drafted him. Myles went on to sign a four year contract with the team amounting to $30.41 million inclusive of a signing bonus of $20.25 and a fifth year team option.

He however sustained another high ankle sprain while practicing on the 7th of September 2017 and was forced to miss the first four matches of the season. His first game was on the 8th of the following month (October). The defensive end sadly had a concussion after just three games and was again forced to miss another game as he couldn’t travel with the team to London due to concussion protocol. Interestingly, Myles Garrett was able to finish first in sacks on his team, even though he played only 10 out a scheduled 16 games during his rookie season. This was another dream come true for the handsome American football player.

One thing which amazed several persons during the 2017 Draft was Myles’ size, he weighed over 270 lbs. and was 6 foot 4 inches tall yet he could move so fast as to make a 40 yard dash in 4.64 seconds, a spectacular feat for a defensive end. The 22 year old is also one of NFL’s youngest and this makes us wonder what heights he will yet attain in his older years.

This 2018 season definitely comes with a lot of expectation for Myles Lorenz Garrett.