Thursday night was supposed to be Myles Garrett's chance to prove the Los Angeles Rams were right to go all-out to get him. Instead, the reigning Defensive Player of the Year played just 62% of the snaps and walked away without a single sack or tackle. For all the hype surrounding his arrival from Cleveland, that's not a result anyone had on their bingo card, especially for a player who set the all-time NFL record last season with 23 sacks.
But this may have had less to do with Garrett adjusting to a new system, or the nagging knee injury that sidelined him during training camp. According to NFL analytics expert Warren Sharp, Garrett registered 27 pass-rush snaps and didn't record a single pressure — the first time that's happened since 2018, his second season in the league. The man who lined up across from him for most of the game?
San Francisco 49ers star left tackle, Trent Williams. More news: Rams Defender Had to Take Pay Cut Because of Aaron Donald Williams just got paid, signing a two-year, $50 million extension with San Francisco in April, a deal that keeps him in the fold through the 2027 season, by which point he'll be nearing 40. Despite being one of the league's oldest players, he continues to shut down the game's best pass rushers, and Thursday's season opener was just the latest example.
More news: Rams DC Chris Shula Comes Under Fire After Ugly Loss to 49ers More news: Patriots’ Kayshon Boutte Trade Looks Even Worse After AJ Brown Injury News A 12-time Pro Bowler and five-time All-Pro, Williams is already a future Hall of Famer and will go down as arguably the greatest offensive tackle in NFL history. The only thing missing from his resume is a Super Bowl, and with the 49ers dismantling the odds-on favorites to open the season, that could finally be within reach in 2026. San Francisco also has a favorable stretch ahead, with three straight home games against the Dolphins, Cardinals, and Broncos.
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