How an Aaron Donald & Myles Garrett team-up would make Rams history

CLEVELAND, OH - SEPTEMBER 22, 2019: Defensive end Myles Garrett #95 of the Cleveland Browns and defensive tackle Aaron Donald #99 of the Los Angeles Rams pose for a picture as the trade jerseys after a game on September 22, 2019 at FirstEnergy Stadium in Cleveland, Ohio. Los Angeles won 20-13. (Photo by: 2019 Nick Cammett/Diamond Images via Getty Images) | Diamond Images/Getty Images

As soon as Aaron Donald makes his return to the Los Angeles Rams official, team history will be made.

There have never been two active Rams defenders with 100 career sacks playing on the same team. A pairing with Myles Garrett would cross that threshold for the first time.

Garrett currently ranks 28th in NFL history in career sacks with 125.5. Donald is 45th on a relatively short career with 111. It's also generally tougher for interior players to accumulate sacks as opposed to EDGE rushers.

The closest the Rams have came to this was during the 2021 season when LA acquired Von Miller via trade. Miller is 13th on the career leaderboards with 138.5 sacks, although Donald did not cross this barrier until the following season when Miller was a member of the Buffalo Bills.

The league did not track sacks as an official stat until 1982, which eliminates the Fearsome Foursome from contention.

While this team-up would be a first in Rams history, other franchises across the NFL have hit this threshold 10 times. The San Francisco 49ers have the richest history with three instances of their own.

The most recent pairing was five years ago with JJ Watt and Chandler Jones on the Arizona Cardinals.

Team	Players	Season(s)
Arizona Cardinals	J.J. Watt + Chandler Jones	2021
Baltimore Ravens	Terrell Suggs + Elvis Dumervil	2016
Buffalo Bills	Bruce Smith + Jim Jeffcoat	1997
Green Bay Packers	Reggie White + Sean Jones	1996
Kansas City Chiefs	Leslie O'Neal + Derrick Thomas	1998-1999
Miami Dolphins	Jason Taylor + Kevin Carter	2006
Minnesota Vikings	Chris Doleman + John Randle	1999
San Francisco 49ers	Richard Dent + Rickey Jackson	1994
San Francisco 49ers	Kevin Greene + Chris Doleman	1997
San Francisco 49ers	Chris Doleman + Charles Haley	1998