A potential reunion between the Los Angeles Rams and Aaron Donald appears to be on pause.
ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter revealed how the Rams are handling their pursuit of a Donald reunion on “Get Up.”
“The Rams are giving him his space to make the decision on his own,” Schefter said. “They don’t want to say ‘We really want you back. Come back.’ And all of a sudden, midway through the season, he’s saying, ‘Why did I come back?”
Schefter went on to say that Donald has been back at the Rams facility, training while trying to decide whether or not he wants to come out of retirement.
“The Rams want him back, it’s an open invite,” Schefter said. “He has to sign off on coming back, and we’re waiting to hear whether he does.”
Since the Rams traded for Myles Garret in a blockbuster deal that sent Jared Verse and three draft picks, including a 2027 first-round pick, rumors have been circulating on a potential reunion between the Rams and Donald.
Once the trade became official, Donald started posting workout videos on social media accounts more frequently than usual and has also been seen participating in football drills.
Of course, working out is a part of Donald’s identity.
Since he retired from the NFL in 2023, Donald has still maintained his playing form and has frequently posted videos of himself working out from home. This past January, Donald made a TikTok that had over 3.6 million views of himself doing an insane workout.
Before his retirement, Donald was considered one of the best defensive lineman to ever play in the NFL, having a total of 111 sacks and 260 hits on the quarterback.
Donald is a three-time Defensive Player of the Year (2017, 2018, 2020) and had his best season rushing the quarterback in 2018 when he had 20.5 sacks. The Rams would fall to Tom Brady and the New England Patriots in Super Bowl 53.
In 2022, the Rams won Super Bowl 56 over the Bengals, where Donald had an iconic third-down sack on Joe Burrow to lift the Rams to a 23-20 victory, becoming the second NFL team to win a Super Bowl in their host city.
