Myles Garrett and Leonard Fournette joined exclusive company Sunday
By Keith Farner
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Even as rookies, Myles Garrett and Leonard Fournette aren’t wasting any time making significant contributions to their NFL teams.
With a sack in his first NFL game, Garrett, a pass rusher for the Cleveland Browns and former Texas A&M star, became the first defensive player selected No. 1 overall to record a sack in his first game since Steve Emtman in 1992 with Indianapolis.
Fournette, the Jacksonville Jaguars running back and former LSU star, with a touchdown that sent him flying over the Pittsburgh defense, became just the fifth player since 1970 to begin his career with a touchdown in five straight games.
Garrett, who missed the first four games of the season with an ankle sprain, also added another sack late in the second quarter.
Myles Garrett is the first #1 overall pick with a sack in his first NFL game since Steve Emtman in 1992 pic.twitter.com/emNn8eLUPN
— NFL Research (@NFLResearch) October 8, 2017
Leonard Fournette is the 5th player since 1970 to begin his career with a touchdown in at least 5 straight game pic.twitter.com/LhZZkAWBwL
— NFL Research (@NFLResearch) October 8, 2017
A former newspaper veteran, Keith Farner is a news manager for Saturday Down South.
