# Rams lose Myles Garrett for at least four games

> The Super Bowl favorites just put their prize signing on injured reserve after an 0-1 start.
- Title: Rams lose Myles Garrett for at least four games · OutKick
- Summary: The Super Bowl favorites just put their prize signing on injured reserve after an 0-1 start. A trim, not a full repair, is why four weeks is the floor and…
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- Source: OutKick — https://foxnews.com/outkick-sports/hits-keep-coming-rams-lose-myles-garrett-least-four-games-looming-knee-surgery
- Author: Armando Salguero
- Published: 2026-09-13T00:00:00+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: nfl, rams, myles garrett, injuries, aaron donald, news, politics
## A great offseason, a bad start
The Rams built the roster everyone wanted and then opened the season in a hole. Garrett's knee surgery is the ugliest part of it.
## Garrett heads to injured reserve
Los Angeles is placing the 2025 Defensive Player of the Year on IR, a source confirmed to OutKick. He is the signing the whole defense was built around.

> the Rams will be placing their signature offseason acquisition and 2025 Defensive Player of the Year on injured reserve
## The knee was never right
Garrett missed heavy practice time in training camp with the same knee problem. The minimum absence is four games.
## Four brutal weeks ahead
He misses the Giants, Broncos, Eagles and Bills. A slow recovery or a messier surgery pushes that number higher.
## Why four weeks holds
The surgery is scheduled as an arthroscopy, a trim rather than a full repair. If the MRI read is right, the timetable should stick.

> an arthroscopy initially meant to perform a trim rather than a full-blown repair
## Now they need Donald
Aaron Donald sat out Week 1 against the 49ers because his ramp-up from a two-year retirement was not finished. The Rams still want caution, but they need him on the field sooner.
## Key takeaway

A trim, not a full repair, is why four weeks is the floor and not a fantasy, but the Rams still have to survive a brutal four-game stretch without their best pass rusher.