Browns DE Myles Garrett named AP 2023 NFL Defensive Player of the Year
Myles Garrett has officially crossed a prominent item off his checklist.
Cleveland's edge-rushing monster earned his first Associated Press 2023 Defensive Player of the Year Award on Thursday at NFL Honors.
Garrett edged the Pittsburgh Steelers' T.J. Watt, 165-140, in the voting. Garrett earned 23 first-place votes, while Watt had 11.
Dallas Cowboys linebacker Micah Parsons (89) took third and had seven first-place votes, followed by Las Vegas Raiders pass rusher Maxx Crosby (21) and Cowboys defensive back DaRon Bland (14; one first-place vote) to round out the top five.