Myles Garrett claims that the Cleveland Browns’ unprecedented number of injuries from the previous campaign kept the team from winning the Super Bowl for the first time.
The current Defensive Player of the Year was asked what would have happened differently if the Browns’ already incredible regular-season run hadn’t been impeded by so many key player injuries when he spoke on ESPN’s First Take on Friday, February 9.
“If we stay healthy, I don’t see why we shouldn’t play this Sunday. And, you know, it hurts every time I think of the severe wounds we had, which included injuries to [Deshaun Watson], [Nick] Chubb, and other people,” Garrett said. Still, I’m proud of the men who showed up. I’m content with the friendship.
No one ever makes it to the Super Bowl without some luck, whether it’s through an injury or something else. It is still a significant assumption, therefore, that a healthy Browns squad advances through the stacked AFC, which saw the Kansas City Chiefs upset the top-seeded Baltimore Ravens in the title game.
Nevertheless, Cleveland’s resume indicates that the squad would have had a real shot. After winning 33–31 in Baltimore, the Browns and Ravens split the season series. That game, Watson suffered the shoulder injury that would ultimately ruin his season, but he still managed to pass for 213 yards and a touchdown in the win.
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