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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 6: Myles Garrett of the Los Angeles Rams #95 throws out the first pitch prior to the game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Los Angeles Angels at Dodger Stadium on June 6, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images) | Getty ImagesMyles Garrett has all the physical traits and skills to be a dominant force in the NFL, but hes got the smarts to go along with the physicality. According to Albert Breer (you can read about it below) the Los Angeles Rams felt they had to have Garrett when they considered how smart a player he could be for their defense.Hes the whole package. The only question is will he be as dominant with the Rams as hes been with the Cleveland Browns? Will he help the Rams win a Super Bowl now that he is on the team? This season is coming fast, and those questions will be answered.Thank you for checking out Turf Show Times, please comment on whatever you want and have a great Tuesday!The 1 Myles Garrett skill Rams saw on film that made Browns trade a must (sports.yahoo)Garrett is coming off of a historic seasonas his 23 sacks marked a new NFL single-season high. TheRamsquickly realized those sacks didnt come from pure power alone,further driving their trade interest, via Albert Breer of Sports Illustrated.What they learned a lot more about while doing the full vetting was just how smart a football player Garrett is, Breer wrote. As one Rams evaluator put it, you could see how football is something of a science to him. It became apparent to the team, in the evaluation, in breaking down the kitchen-sink list of looks offenses would give him, and how it wasnt just Ill out-athlete everyone for Garrett. They saw he knew the opponent well and was prepared for anything.Sean McVay, Rams non-negotiable could determine Alaric Jacksons future in Los Angeles (nypost)The NFLs personal conduct policy allows the league to discipline players independent of criminal proceedings. Even if charges are reduced or dismissed, the league can still issue punishment if it determines there is credible evidence of misconduct.Jacksons situation becomes even more concerning when viewed alongside his recent history.In 2024, Jackson wassuspended two gamesunder the NFLs personal conduct policy for an undisclosed incident. He alsofaces a civil lawsuitalleging he recorded sexual acts without consent and used the video to taunt the accuser.3 Biggest Offseason Questions Still Looming for the Los Angeles Rams (athlonsports)I think the biggest thing is that we want to be inside out, McVay said on June 8 of the expectations. The reality is that were not nave to the things that are said, but that doesnt affect us and we have to be humble. We have to stay connected. Inevitably, there is going to be some adversity that we have to be able to deal with and the separator is going to be handling those storms and not allowing any of those external things to affect our ability to be in the moment right now, to be present, to be grateful and to continue to be courageous. Thatll be a very important thing, to make sure that, hey you dont ignore some of those different things. You acknowledge it but you also understand that that means absolutely nothing. Whether we had none or whether there is some, its about how do you come together as a team?

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There is a strange burden that comes with getting everything you ever wanted.For more than 15 years, Lionel Messi carried the weight of expectation on his shoulders. Every goal, every trophy and every dazzling performance was measured against one lingering question: could he do it for Argentina on the biggest stage of all?Then, three-and-a-half years ago, came Qatar.When Messi lifted the World Cup trophy beneath the lights of Lusail Stadium in December 2022, it felt as though football itself could finally exhale. TRENDINGStoriesVideosYour SayThe image instantly became one of the defining sporting moments of the century. Argentina had their third star. Messi, at last, had his masterpiece.The debate that had haunted him throughout his career suddenly felt irrelevant.He had won the World Cup. He had matched Diego Maradona. He had completed football.Yet here he is again.On Tuesday night, Messi will lead Argentina into another World Cup campaign when they face Algeria at Arrowhead Stadium. He will do so at the age of 38, more than two decades after making his professional debut and four years after many believed he had already played his final World Cup match.The obvious question remains: why? After all, there is nothing left to prove.The answer is, however, surprisingly simple.Winning a World Cup makes you immortal. Defending one places you in a category almost nobody has ever reached.Only two nations have successfully retained football's greatest prize. LATEST SPORTS NEWS:Emma Hayes makes immigration comment after Cape Verde stun Spain at World CupEmma Raducanu spotted kissing PR executive hours after Queen's Club final heartbreakHarry Maguire makes England retirement announcement after painful World Cup snubItaly achieved the feat in the 1930s before Brazil's iconic side, inspired by Pele, repeated it in 1958 and 1962. No reigning champion has managed it since.For Messi, that challenge offers a fresh source of motivation.This version of Messi looks very different from the player who carried Argentina through Qatar.Four years ago he played with the urgency of a man who knew time was running out. Every match then felt personal. Every moment carried the weight of a career.Now, with the shackles off, there is a calmness about him.The pressure that once defined his international career has disappeared. The burden of old has simply been replaced by authority.Messi is no longer just Argentina's best player. He has become the figure around which an entire generation revolves.Young stars such as Nicolas Paz and Valentin Barco grew up idolising him. They watched the heartbreak of lost finals, the criticism, the retirement announcements and the eventual redemption.For them, sharing a dressing room with Messi is not normal. It is history unfolding in front of them.That reality has shaped Argentina's approach as tonight's seismic contest creeps closer.Manager Lionel Scaloni understands his captain cannot dominate matches physically in the way he once did. For all his mesmerising magic, time waits for no man.Instead, players such as Rodrigo De Paul, Alexis Mac Allister and Enzo Fernandez do much of the heavy lifting around him.Their task is simple: create the conditions for Messi to decide games.Because even at 38, some things with arguably the greatest player of all time remain unchanged.His goal in Argentina's final warm-up match against Iceland, achieved from the penalty spot, served as a reminder of that.The acceleration may not be quite the same. The legs require more careful management. But the vision, awareness and devastating left foot remain intact.Messi no longer needs to control a match for 90 minutes. He only needs a moment.A pass nobody else sees. Movement nobody anticipates. A finish nobody else can execute.That is why opponents still fear him and why Argentina still believe.If they can navigate the expanded 48-team tournament and lift the trophy again next month, it will be his crowning moment.Nobody, not even greats like Cristiano Ronaldo, Pele and Diego Maradona, will be able to compare.This is Messi's encore. Victory, at this age, would be his sweetest achievement yet. Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter

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