Aaron Donald

Aaron Donald helped lead the Rams to a Super Bowl victory during the 2022 NFL playoffs. Now, he is trying to parlay that performance into a lucrative ...

Donald noted on the podcast that the two sides will "probably figure out" a new contract that keeps him on the field. But will the Rams give it to him? If I was to play, it’s just to win another Super Bowl, but at the end of the day, it’s still a business and it got to make sense to me and my family. They were publicized ahead of the event by NBC's Rodney Harrison, and that led many to believe that he would step away from the game if Los Angeles won the game. Aaron Donald helped lead the Rams to a Super Bowl victory during the 2022 NFL playoffs. I don’t want to play football if I can’t win anyway, so I feel like if I got a real opportunity to win another Super Bowl, then it makes sense to play.

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That’s just out of the top-100 contracts in the NFL for the upcoming season. Samuelsson most recently served as general manager of Södertälje SK in the HockeyAllsvenskan league for parts of three seasons. “He was 20 years old, and he left behind a 2-year-old son named Kevin,” Villanueva said in the piece. He nailed Carolina’s Max Domi in the next round. If I was to play, it’s just to win another Super Bowl, but at the end of the day, it’s still a business and (it’s) got to make sense to me and my family.” With Sweden, Samuelsson won an Olympic gold medal and a World Championship in 2006. “Me talking about retirement, that was happening way before we won a Super Bowl. I’ve been saying that since I got into the league that I was going to play eight years and be done,” Donald said. He has yet to participate in Los Angeles’ voluntary organized team activities. Pitt Panthers great Aaron Donald continues to leave his future up in the air. … I said I’m going to play eight years, and I’m going to probably be done playing football. “I was blessed to play this game, to make the money I made, the accomplishments I made in eight years is, like, I’m complete. “I don’t need to play football to be fine.

Aaron Donald will "probably" play again in 2022 but explained his thought process amid speculation around his future.

“I was blessed to play this game, to make the money I made. I ain’t going to lie. “That’s what you’ve got to see. Prior to Super Bowl LVI, it was suggested Donald could retire if he finally got his hands on a championship ring. Donald’s 2022 status has therefore been the subject of some speculation, with his victory parade suggestion the Rams could “run it back” not followed by progress in terms of a new contract. That’s just what I’ve been saying.

While appearing on Brandon Marshall's "I Am Athlete" podcast, Donald said four times he is "at peace" with his career. Donald is not participating in the ...

If I was to play, it’s just to win another Super Bowl, but at the end of the day, it’s still a business and it got to make sense to me and my family." I don’t want to play football if I can’t win anyway, so I feel like if I got a real opportunity to win another Super Bowl, then it makes sense to play. "It ain't about the money, but it's a business at the end of the day," Donald said.

Aaron Donald was ready to retire before experiencing the feeling of winning a Super Bowl, to which h...

"I was blessed to play this game, to make the money I made. I ain't going to lie. I'm fine. "That's what you've got to see. "If I was to play, it's just to win another Super Bowl, but at the end of the day, it's still a business and it's got to make sense to me and my family." That's just what I've been saying.

Rams DT Aaron Donald remains unsure if he will play in 2022 after winning Super Bowl LVI, but is leaving the door open for a return.

If I was to play, it's just to win another Super Bowl, but at the end of the day, it's still a business and it got to make sense to me and my family." It's likely going to cost the Rams north of $30 million per year to get Donald to come back on a term shorter than his most recent extension signed in 2018 for six years. "Winning a Super Bowl, you get kind of a little addicted to it," Donald told Marshall, former cornerback Adam Jones and former running back LeSean McCoy. "I ain't going to lie. "It ain't about the money, but it's a business at the end of the day," Donald said. I said I'm going to play eight years, and I'm going to probably be done playing football." Yes, he's already making the most per year at his position, but it's not by a wide margin, and there are five edge rushers making more than one of the best defensive players to ever play, regardless of position.

And if Donald and the Rams can't agree on a number, he's totally fine calling it a career -- ahead of what would be his ninth NFL season -- particularly seeing ...

If I was to play, it's just to win another Super Bowl, but at the end of the day, it's still a business and it got to make sense to me and my family." "Winning a Super Bowl, you get kind of a little addicted to it," said Donald. "I ain't going to lie. I don't want to play football if I can't win anyway, so I feel like if I got a real opportunity to win another Super Bowl, then it makes sense to play. "But me talking about retirement, that was happening way before we won a Super Bowl," he said. "But again, it's still a business. But hold your horses Mr. McVay, because Donald has yet to rubber stamp that take, and is instead hoping to land a new contract that would undoubtedly set the market at his position.

There's been a lot of highlighting of a single phrase from that podcast, that Donald is “at peace” with everything he's done in the NFL, implying that he doesn' ...

He just wants to posture like he isn’t because as he said, “This is a business.” Donald said he wouldn’t play for the Rams, or any team, again unless he felt they were good enough to win a championship. But the Rams seem to have an even clearer path to winning the NFC than they did last season. Donald does not seem to be at peace with his current contract and also mentioned that he’s held out twice before for more money from the Rams organization before joining the team, and there are signs pointing towards another holdout in 2022 coming off of his first Super Bowl championship. If we were going on the last 17 Super Bowls alone, we’d say that the odds of repeating are close to zero. Donald didn’t say he should be making as much as quarterbacks, but made it clear that there should be a $22 million difference between someone like T.J. Watt and someone like Aaron Rodgers.

Aaron Donald said on the "I Am Athlete" podcast that he's "at peace" with his career if a new deal can't be reached with the Los Angeles Rams.

I said I'm going to play eight years, and I'm going to probably be done playing football," he said. "I was blessed to play this game, to make the money I made, the accomplishments I made in eight years is, like, I'm complete. We've got to handle the business side of things, and if that wasn't to get handled then, you know, it is what it is type of situation. He said winning a Super Bowl has nothing to do with his decision. I don't want to play football if I can't win anyway, so I feel like ... if I got a real opportunity to win another Super Bowl, then it makes sense to play. The Rams have acknowledged that they are working on a new contract with Donald, who is signed through the 2024 season but has no guaranteed money left on his deal.

While appearing on the I AM ATHLETE podcast, Rams star Aaron Donald brought up his current contract negotiations. Donald hinted that if he and Los Angeles ...

“It ain’t about the money, it’s a business at the end of the day,” Donald said. Donald was on the cover of Sports Illustrated in March, when he spoke to Greg Bishop about life as a Super Bowl champion and the thought process behind possibly walking away. The thing is, I don’t need to play football to be fine,” Donald said.

Aaron Donald and the Los Angeles Rams are currently engaged in a financial standoff. It's not contentious or problematic right now, but there's very clearly ...

Donald reportedly has a number he wants to play at, and if the Rams don’t match it, he’ll walk away. I said ‘I’m going to play eight years and I’m going to probably be done playing football.’” Regardless, he’s content with retiring and spending time with his family if the Rams don’t up their offer. That became even more evident during his interview on the “I Am Athlete” podcast when he made it abundantly clear that he doesn’t need to keep playing football. “I’ve been saying that since I got into the league: I was going to play eight years and be done. The Rams have engaged in talks with Donald’s representation, attempting to work toward a solution to ensure No. 99 is still in Los Angeles next season.

Los Angeles Rams defensive tackle Aaron Donald says he'll continue playing if he feels that he has a chance at winning another Super Bowl on the "I am ...

If I was to play, it’s just to win another Super Bowl, but at the end of the day it’s still a business and it got to make sense to me and my family." "Winning a Super Bowl, you kind of get addicted to it," Donald said. I said I'm going to play eight years, and I'm going to probably be done playing football." We've got to handle the business side of things, and if that wasn't to get handled then, you know, it is what it is type of situation. I don't want to play football if I can't win anyway, so I feel like if I got a real opportunity to win another Super Bowl, then it makes sense to play. "It ain't about the money, but it's a business at the end of the day," Donald said according to NFL Network. "That's what you've got to see.

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From the drive through the neighborhood to get to the lots, to all the tailgating going on in the lots, to the way the fans are on top of the action inside the stadium to what a great fall day feels like in Wisconsin, it’s football in a way that you usually can only get it on the college level. My feeling is the path to playing time is far less clear for Malik Willis and Sam Howell (we’ll get to why). It can be tough in that way, too, in that when you have a family, the volatile nature of the news can make things chaotic. And I think both teams will be competing for division titles, which lessen the likelihood that you’ll see the rookie out there. And in the end, football is my job. Sure, Jeremy. Normally, it starts for me when I wake up, at some point in the 5 a.m. hour, with a check of what I might’ve missed overnight, and maybe some texts resulting from that. Nick, I think the variance in opinion on Trey Lance is based much on the unknown—It’s really hard to project a guy who didn’t play, or throw, that much on the college level, and whose playing time as a rookie was scarce. The good news is Lance has a great head on his shoulders, is smart as a whip, has freakish athletic gifts, and will work his tail off to get where he needs to go. And presuming he does a new deal between now and the start of camp, it’s a good bet that Donald’s got a couple more years in him. • He was a part of the hiring committee that found a young Vikings defensive coordinator named Mike Tomlin to succeed Bill Cowher. And he built strong bonds and won titles with both coaches. Like those two, Chandler Jones, Khalil Mack, Von Miller and Bobby Wagner are in their 30s, and all four will be on new teams next year, each as a complementary piece in a bigger puzzle, which makes me think they won’t have the statistical firepower needed to get in when votes are counted in 2030. • A total of 26 players and two coaches have made it twice since the 1960s.

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Of course, there won’t be one single 12th Man or Woman who would be sad to see Donald retire. While Donald is a fierce competitor, he too is also seeking a new contract. Well, the Rams did indeed prove victorious, yet Donald’s future remains uncertain.