Everyone saw Myles Garrett coming this season. Carson Schwesinger? He might’ve been the biggest silver lining of the Cleveland Browns’ entire 2025 season.
By the end of December, the Browns’ budding superstar linebacker had something in common with Garrett: He was a virtual shoo-in to be honored in a suit and tie at NFL Honors.
Schwesinger landed the award all Browns fans expected on Thursday night in San Francisco, becoming the second player in franchise history to be named AP Defensive Rookie of the Year. He’s Cleveland's first since outside linebacker Chip Banks won the award in 1982, which was over 20 years before Schwesinger was born.