Cleveland Browns: Myles Garrett should seek out greatness this Sunday.

Cleveland Browns star pass rusher Myles Garrett will share a field with future Hall of Fame defensive end Julius Peppers when the Carolina Panthers come to First Energy Stadium this Sunday.

The Cleveland Browns second-year defense end Myles Garrett is closing in on the franchise record for sacks in a season. Garrett currently sits at 11.5 sacks, that’s just 2.5 shy of the record of 14 that Reggie Camp set in 1984. In all likely-hood, he will reach that mark and set a new franchise record by season’s end.

Garrett’s talents have drawn the attention of several former players, most notably hall of fame defensive end and all-time NFL sacks leader Bruce Smith. The two players were brought together by current interim head coach Gregg Williams, who coached Smith with the Bills, providing Garrett with an invaluable mentor.

This Sunday when the Browns welcome the Carolina Panthers to First Energy Stadium Garrett will have the chance to seek out another future hall of famer in Julius Peppers. He would be wise to do so.

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The two players share many similarities. Both are generational talents with rare size, speed, power, and athleticism. In a league of boisterous self-promoters, both players are quiet leaders who let their play speak for them. They’re basically unicorns.

Peppers is everything Garrett should be aspiring to be. The 2nd overall pick in the 2002 draft, Peppers currently sits at 4th in all-time sacks and could be 3rd by the end of the season. He is in his 17th season and plays a position where that kind of longevity is unheard of in this day and age.

The Carolina defensive end has had 10 seasons of double-digits in sacks and only one season where he had less than seven. He is a consummate professional that has gotten the most out of his physical gifts.

Peppers could provide Garrett with insight and knowledge that he could not obtain from any other active player. In some respects, Garrett would be able to get a glimpse of what it could be like at the end of his own career.

If he truly aspires to be great, then Myles Garrett should seek out greatness when the opportunity presents itself. This Sunday, greatness will be wearing number 90 and will be in the visitor’s locker room. He should go over and introduce himself.