“Myles Garrett’s doing all that right now,” Baker told Grossi. “I can guarantee you that. He knows about the record. He knows he wants to shut me or anybody else up. He doesn’t want 22 and a half. He wants 25, 27. And he can do it. That’s the way we think.
“And let me tell you, the true test is the last ones to get to 23. Let’s say these last five. You know why? Because every offensive coordinator is going to say, ‘If anybody beats it, it damn well better not be number 95.’
“I wish him the best because nobody’s discussed my 23. I’m the guy that’s the unofficial guy. But that 22 and a half? T.J. Watt is there and Michael Strahan, I’d like to see him do nothing better than to put it in a place where nobody can question it. Yeah, that’s right. That’s Myles Garrett. And he deserves it.”
Garrett’s 0.72-second get-off is the fastest in the NFL this season, per Next Gen Stats, allowing him to beat double teams (chipped on 25.6 percent of his rushes, second-most in 2025 behind only Watt).
“Myles Garrett is a freak,” Baker said. “He’s faster than the running backs in my day. He’s bigger, stronger. Well-conditioned. These guys have their own trainers and all that.”
Baker believes Garrett can take down the single-season sack record, but stopped short of calling him the best pass rusher of all time.
“It’s very premature, because the best pass rusher of all time has 200 [sacks],” Baker said. “His name is Bruce Smith.”
If he breaks the single-season record, Garrett (121.5 career sacks) can try to aim at Smith next.
