Cleveland Browns DE Myles Garrett says he's 'grateful' after car accident and wants to play Sunday if medically cleared

BEREA, Ohio — Myles Garrett said that he's «definitely grateful» to be alive after his single-car crash Monday and that he's «recovering pretty quickly» from the left shoulder and right biceps injuries he suffered in the accident.

«Definitely grateful to be here,» the star Cleveland Browns pass-rusher said Friday. «With what I saw right after… the pictures.

»It was a helluva event."

Garrett hasn't practiced since the crash, but he was listed as questionable for Cleveland's game Sunday at the Atlanta Falcons.

Browns coach Kevin Stefanski said after Friday's practice that the team will see how Garrett responds to treatment over the next two days before deciding on whether he'll play.

Speaking for the first time since the crash, Garrett said the decision to play will be up to the training staff and coaches, but he added that he «would love to go» if it were up to him.

«That's just my competitive spirit and my nature,» Garrett said. «Physically, we have to assess that, going up to the game.… That's a decision we'll make a little closer to game time.»

Garrett crashed his 2021 Porsche near Wadsworth, Ohio, striking a ditch after leaving the road, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol. Garrett's vehicle then hit a fire hydrant before overturning several times. He was released from an Akron, Ohio, hospital Monday night, and earlier this week he cleared concussion protocol, the team said.

Garrett suffered a left shoulder sprain and a right biceps strain as well as cuts and bruises from the crash. He said that he also popped a blood vessel in his left eye, which was still visibly red along with bruising along the left side of his face.

A female passenger who was in the vehicle was taken to the hospital with what was described