As the 49ers prepare for their Week 3 tilt with the Rams, they won’t have to game plan for three-time Defensive Player of the Year Aaron Donald for the first time in a decade.
Aaron Donald was never one to be messed with on the field, though he still saw his fair share of scuffles when he played for the Los Angeles Rams. In the middle of a game or practice, things can escalate rather quickly and with Donald going up against multiple offensive linemen every day, fights expectedly broke out.
The Pro Football Hall of Fame's class of 2024 will officially be inducted on Aug. 3. With less than a month until the annual event in Canton, Ohio, we're examining which players — past and present — on the league's 32 teams we think will one day receive a similar honor. Here are three Los Angeles Rams who should eventually receive football immortality.
How many of the first running backs selected in the NFL Draft since the year 2000 can you name in five minutes?
Aaron Donald may have retired after the 2023 season, but he is still keeping fit, and he will help at least one Los Angeles Rams player do the same.
With an established top tier and some young options revealing themselves last season, here is a look at where clubs' QB depth charts stand. Contracts and long-term outlooks do not factor in here; these rankings apply only to 2025 on-field capabilities.
Like Aaron Donald, Braden Fiske is a bit undersized for DT, which is why there's no better player to learn from than the GOAT himself.
This season, the Rams have the difficult task of replacing the production of three-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year Aaron Donald, who officially retired in March.
The Los Angeles Rams no longer have Aaron Donald to cover their defensive inadequacies. Let the pessimism commence.
Rams GM Les Snead seems unwilling to shut the door on Aaron Donald’s playing career completely.
The Los Angeles Rams substantially revamped their defense after Aaron Donald’s retirement. The changes were made in free agency and the 2024 NFL Draft.
The Los Angeles Rams were dealt a massive blow this offseason when future Hall of Fame defensive tackle Aaron Donald announced his retirement from the NFL.
The Los Angeles Rams are going into the 2024 NFL season missing a Hall of Fame piece with the retirement of defensive tackle Aaron Donald. The superstar defensive lineman has been the anchor of the Rams defense for the last 10 years, but finally called it a career after L.A.
Recently retired Los Angeles Rams defensive end, Aaron Donald went on to the Green Light podcast with former St. Louis Rams teammate Chris Long last week.
Retired Rams star Aaron Donald could hold his own against any offensive line. But that doesn’t mean nobody ever gave him trouble.
The Los Angeles Rams receiver had a 2023 season for the ages, setting rookie records with 105 catches and 1,486 yards.
Aaron Donald knows a thing or two about playing defense. Now that he is retired, the three-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year was asked who he feels assumes the title of the best current player on that side of the ball on "The Green Light with Chris Long" podcast.
The Pittsburgh Steelers have the current greatest defensive player in the universe on their roster, TJ Watt. This isn't surprising, considering the Steelers have always prided themselves in having exceptional defenses and drafting and development Hall of Famers.
With Aaron Donald recently retiring, the title of best defensive player in the NFL is up for grabs. Here's who Donald thinks deserves that moniker.
After a decorated 10-year career that included eight first-team All-Pros, 10 Pro Bowls, a Super Bowl championship, three NFL Defensive Player of the Year awards, and NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year, Los Angeles Rams defensive tackle Aaron Donald announced his retirement two weeks ago.
One defender in particular has caught Donald's eye and deserves more respect in his mind.
Los Angeles Rams defensive lineman Aaron Donald announced his retirement from football earlier this week, putting a period at the end of an illustrious NFL career.
After a decorated 10-year career that included eight first-team All-Pros, 10 Pro Bowls, a Super Bowl championship, three NFL Defensive Player of the Year awards and NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year, Los Angeles Rams defensive tackle Aaron Donald announced his retirement last Friday.
Aaron Donald will no longer be terrorizing opposing offenses next season. He recently opened up about why. Donald last week announced his retirement from the NFL after a 10-year career.
Donald’s career is one of the most decorated amongst NFL players on either side of the ball.
That noise you heard is NFL offensive linemen celebrating the retirement of Aaron Donald. Considered one of the best defensive tackles of all time, the Los Angeles Rams suddenly have a huge hole in their roster.
The Los Angeles Rams must find a successor to future Hall of Fame defensive tackle Aaron Donald, who recently announced his retirement.
Like Donald, this player has spent his entire career with the Rams, playing 130 regular-season games (all starts) and 11 playoff contests. The two players won a Super Bowl ring at the end of the 2021 campaign.
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