Top pick Garrett to debut vs. Jets

Myles Garrett marches to his own drummer.

Unconventional and uniquely talented, Cleveland’s rookie defensive end is something of a renaissance man with interests in architecture, music, poetry — and smashing quarterbacks.

Deprived of making his NFL regular-season debut for a month because of a badly sprained right ankle, the top overall pick in this year’s NFL draft announced his return to action earlier this week with a one-word pronouncement on Twitter. Garrett wrote: “Regrese.” In Spanish, it means “I’m back.” In Cleveland, it means “Help has arrived.”

The speedy edge rusher and athletic phenom will finally line up Sunday for the winless Browns as they face the New York Jets, a team tabbed to be one of the league’s worst but has surprised and is showing signs of life.

The Browns, 1-19 in two seasons under coach Hue Jackson, have badly missed the 6-foot-4, 275-pound Garrett, and Jackson hopes he can be dominant.

“I would love to see that happen,” Jackson said. “That is the plan, but I think his first game, he hasn’t played all year. This is our fifth game of the year. We are just going to be excited to have him out there, and we will see what kind of impact he can make on this football game.”

Jackson said Garrett will likely be on a “pitch count” in his debut. As excited as they are to have him in the lineup, the Browns aren’t

going to push him too hard.

“He has put together a week and a half of practice, but still, he has been off for quite a while, too,” Jackson said. “We have to be smart about our expectations of him this weekend.”

Defensive tackle Danny Shelton, also expected back from a calf injury, can’t wait to see what Garrett will do.

“I think he will have a lot of impact,” Shelton said. “We are just focusing on being dominant up front so we can help out the team.”

The Jets don’t have much film on Garrett to prepare for him, but they know all about him.

“He’s a talented player,” said Jets quarterback Josh McCown, making his return to Cleveland after being released by the Browns. “There’s a reason why you go No. 1 overall, and we understand that, and the Oline will be ready to go. You

have to make sure you have different people on him to slow him down.”

Beyond Garrett’s highly anticipated debut, here are some other things to watch as the Browns and Jets for the third straight year:

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE Myles Garrett (95) lines up for a play against the Buccaneers during a preseason game.