Browns pass-rusher Myles Garrett is the first player to win back-to-back Sporting News Defensive Player of the Year awards since J.J. Watt. Here's how he did it.

Myles Garrett completed another stellar season with the Cleveland Browns, currently listed as a finalist for the Defensive Player of the Year award. The DPOY candidates consist of Garrett, Zach Baun (Philadelphia Eagles),

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker T.J. Watt has been named one of the five finalists for this year's AP Defensive Player of the Year Award. T.J. Watt, Zack Baun, Myles Garrett, Trey Hendricksen, and Patrick Surtain II are the finalists for the award this year.

BEREA, Ohio -- Myles Garrett believes he was the best player in the NFL in 2024, and now he’s a finalist to defend his AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year award.

Pittsburgh Steelers outside linebacker T.J. Watt was named a Defensive Player of the Year finalist. Watt, who was a longtime favorite to win the award but has now dropped in odds, had at least one vote go his way to earn his way onto the finalist panel.

Pittsburgh linebacker T.J. Watt is named one of five finalists for AP Defensive Player of the Year, an award he previously won in 2021.

Cleveland Browns general manager Andrew Barry has revealed the team will not trade Myles Garrett in the offseason, "no matter what they are offered."

While the NFL’s official offseason doesn’t start until the Super Bowl finishes, the Cleveland Browns got a rude awakening and offseason pressure before the 2024 season even hit Christmas. DE Myles Garrett made it clear that he was not sticking around for the team to rebuild around him putting pressure on GM Andrew Berry and the rest of the organization.