Myles Garrett is back on the field for the Los Angeles Rams, and that alone should calm plenty of nerves after a short training camp scare.
Garrett returned for the start of team drills after missing the last four-practice block with what the team described as “lower body soreness.” The Rams had handled the situation cautiously, and the decision to keep him out of those sessions looked more like protection than panic.
For a defender with Garrett’s résumé, that approach makes sense. The former Defensive Player of the Year is the kind of pass rusher teams build around, and the Rams are counting on him to keep their defense dangerous off the edge this season. His career has been defined by consistent double-digit sack production, with several seasons pushing past 14 sacks, along with the kind of pressure that forces quarterbacks into bad decisions.
The missed practices matter in the sense that any lost camp work trims down early chemistry, but this is also the kind of player whose health matters far more than a few August reps. Los Angeles clearly decided it was better to slow things down now than risk turning a soreness issue into something bigger.
With preseason games approaching, the Rams are likely to stay measured with his workload. There’s no reason to expect heavy snaps in exhibition action anyway, and the focus remains on having Garrett ready for Week 1. For now, his return to pads and team drills is exactly the update Los Angeles wanted.
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