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Related: About this forumDefensive all-star Aaron Donald of the Rams retiring at age 32
Good for him. He's done well and should enjoy the fruits of his labor.
Star Los Angeles Rams pass-rusher Aaron Donald, a three-time Defensive Player of the Year who has been selected to 10 Pro Bowls and was named a first team All-Pro eight times, announced his retirement from the NFL on Friday.
"Throughout my career, I have given my everything to football both mentally and physically -- 365 days a year was dedicated to becoming the best possible player I could be. I respected this game like no other and I'm blessed to be able to conclude my NFL career with the same franchise that drafted e. Not many people get drafted to a team, win a World Championship with that team and retire with that team. I do not, and will not, take that for granted," he said in a statement posted to social media.
Donald, 32, has 111 sacks in his career.
"Throughout my career, I have given my everything to football both mentally and physically -- 365 days a year was dedicated to becoming the best possible player I could be. I respected this game like no other and I'm blessed to be able to conclude my NFL career with the same franchise that drafted e. Not many people get drafted to a team, win a World Championship with that team and retire with that team. I do not, and will not, take that for granted," he said in a statement posted to social media.
Donald, 32, has 111 sacks in his career.
https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/39738379/rams-aaron-donald-3-dpoy-retiring-nfl-age-32
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Defensive all-star Aaron Donald of the Rams retiring at age 32 (Original Post)
True Dough
Mar 2024
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calguy
(5,767 posts)1. Great news for offenses around the league
Even though he's lost a step or two over the past few years, he was still a force to be reckoned with by every quarterback he faced.
As a Niner fan, I wish him all the best, but I won't miss him harassing our quarterback two times a year.
ProfessorGAC
(69,860 posts)3. Wow!
This seems out of the blue.
Or were rumors out there in Rams country.
True Dough
(20,252 posts)4. There were rumblings about his retirement in early 2023
but he put those rumors to rest at the time. Obviously, he didn't have much more left to give, however.
https://fansided.com/2023/01/19/aaron-donald-sets-record-straight-retirement-rumors/