Los Angeles Rams defensive tackle Aaron Donald considered retirement following the team’s Super Bowl win over the Cincinnati Bengals following the 2021 season. But now, with Donald able to walk away from his contract with no financial ramifications, those conversations are creeping up again.
Following the Rams’ loss to the Lions in the Wild Card round of the playoffs last week, head coach Sean McVay was asked about the future of Aaron Donald with the team, though he did not have that much information to share.
“I think those conversations occur at the appropriate time,” McVay said this week according to Pro Football Talk. “There’s so much emotion that takes place right after a game and after a season. . . . And even I was reading earlier, you see [Eagles center] Jason Kelce, there’s all these assumptions and things like that and so I think you give guys the chance to really just digest the season, coaches and players alike, and then we’ll address all those things at the right time.”
Whenever he does decide to end his career in the NFL, Donald will undoubtedly go down as one of the best players to ever play his position. It’s just a matter of when he makes that decision.
