WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. — Myles Garrett doesn't believe it's possible not to teach an old dog new tricks. Of course, the Browns' star defensive end would fight back on labeling himself as an "old dog" in this case.

The reigning NFL Defensive Player of the Year also doesn't believe that finally adding that prestigious award to his resume means he's arrived. Instead, while Garrett's long been established, that award only means there's a necessity to keep his game fresh and not get stagnant.

"Well there's always more," Garrett said after Friday's practice at The Greenbrier. "So I don't want to say too much and then get jumped the first game of the year, but I look forward to it. I look forward to the challenge whatever they throw at me. It gets me excited."

Garrett is coming off a season where he finished with 14 sacks. That's two below the franchise-record 16 sacks he recorded the two previous seasons.

Then again, Garrett continues to deal with more and more obstacles being thrown at him by his opponents. He was, according to ESPN Stats and Information, double teamed 29% of the time, second only to the Dallas Cowboys' Micah Parsons.

Garrett still had a 30% pass-rush win rate despite those double teams. Solving that challenge is what continues to drive the former No. 1 overall pick.

"The odds just get stacked against me or against us and it's like, how are you going to find another way to be unstoppable?," Garrett said. "How are you going to find another way to change or disrupt the game? How are you going to put yourself in position to win and put your teammates in position to win? How do you allow them to take over if you're going to take two or three? Those are the kind of thought processes I have."

Another part of Garrett's process has involved opponent research. It's not studying the opposing tackles or quarterbacks he's facing, but some of the other elite pass rushers in the NFL.

The names Garrett studies the most shouldn't be unfamiliar to anyone. They include Parsons, the Pittsburgh Steelers' T.J. Watt, the San Francisco 49ers' Nick Bosa, the Las Vegas Raiders' Maxx Crosby and the Cincinnati Bengals' Trey Hendrickson.

"I watch a lot of tape, not only of myself but of others and just watching how they deal with circumstances and situations that I get put in," Garrett said. "Whether it's double team, chip, outside chip, wide receiver, tight end from the backfield, triple teams — whatever it is, looking at how they go through their process and beating those and trying to implement that into my game however I can. And watching those guys definitely helps take my games to the next level because we have so many talented guys at the position. So just trying to learn from my own mistakes, watching it day in and day out, making sure I minimize the mistakes that I make."

Which maximizes the damage either Garrett or one of his teammates can do to the opposing quarterback.

Chris Easterling can be reached at ceasterling@thebeaconjournal.com. Read more about the Browns at www.beaconjournal.com/sports/browns. Follow him on X at @ceasterlingABJ

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