Lamar Jackson of the Baltimore Ravens receives praise from the Browns star

There is no shortage of traits that make Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson one of the best players in the NFL today, with his volatility being at the top of that list.

Surprisingly, the quarterback with the most rushing yards in NFL history is pretty tough to beat. With his nearly unmatched speed and agility at his position, Jackson is simply a nightmare for many defenders when it comes to catching him in space.

But don’t just take our word for it. Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett, a three-time All-Pro and reigning Defensive Player of the Year, said himself that Jackson was the hardest quarterback to sack heading into Saturday’s game in Baltimore.

“Absolutely. It’s not even close,” Garrett told reporters Thursday. “There are definitely some other special talents at the quarterback position that are skilled. I mean, Pat (Patrick Mahomes) himself, he’s got great contact balance, but I mean, Lamar has that. But he’s also fast, he’s quick. “He’s skilled, so he’s got tremendous running ability and he can handle the ball in the moment to basically anyone on the field.”

Despite Jackson being so difficult to beat, Garrett still has 5.5 sacks against him in his career. That’s partly because he’s played against him so often as a division rival, but still, it’s nothing to scoff at.

Many defenses tried to take Jackson out of the game, but very few succeeded. Garrett knows it won’t be easy at all to contain the two-time MVP.

“Absolutely? Hell no. The man is great,” Garrett said. “A few years ago they said, ‘Try to keep it in your pocket.’ I think early in the season we were like, “Try to keep him in the pocket, let him throw as much as possible,” and now you’re like, “(Crap), we don’t know what to do.” .” It has grown steadily year after year. Now he is incredibly slim and fast again. It doesn’t matter if he breaks the pocket or stays in the pocket because he’s going to have a hard time he can do anything.”

Garrett currently has 14 sacks this season, tied for the most sacks in the league with Trey Hendrickson of the Cincinnati Bengals. However, that is not his main focus heading into this game.

“I mean, I’d rather upset them and ruin their playoff hopes,” Garrett said. “And if the sack title comes with it, great. “I’m definitely going to do my best to be disruptive and take eight (Lamar Jackson) out of the game as much as possible. If that’s part of it, excellent. But at the end of the day I want to win.”

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