Myles Garrett's former Browns teammate calls him 'best pass rusher I've ever seen' as he nears sack record

Cleveland Browns legend Joe Thomas called his former teammate Myles Garrett the "best defensive pass rusher I've ever seen" in an interview with Fox News Digital.

Myles Garrett is on pace to shatter a record that has stood for more than two decades.

The Cleveland Browns star has three more games to surpass Michael Strahan and T.J. Watt's single-season record of 22.5 sacks — he needs just one more to tie.

Garrett has been a first-team All-Pro in four of the last five seasons, but this season is by far the best of his eventual Hall of Fame career.

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Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett (95) riles up the crowd against the Tennessee Titans during the fourth quarter at Huntington Bank Field.  (Ken Blaze/Imagn Images)

Joe Thomas went against Myles Garrett in practice for just one season — Thomas’ last year in the NFL was the same year Garrett went first overall out of Texas A&M. He may be biased, but he got a personal look at Garrett and gave him high praise.

"He's the best defensive pass rusher I've ever seen in my entire life," Thomas said in a recent interview with Fox News Digital. "And that goes back to watching Reggie White when I was a kid when he was with the Green Bay Packers winning a Super Bowl."

Garrett has been a lone bright spot for the Browns throughout his entire tenure there, but that holds especially true this season, as Cleveland is 3-11. Their record, though, makes Garrett’s season even that much more special, Thomas said.

Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett (95) reacts during the second half of an NFL football game against the San Francisco 49ers, Sunday, Nov. 30, 2025, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/David Richard)

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