Surprise in the NFL
Star defender Donald ends his career immediately
March 15, 2024, 6:45 p.m
NFL star defender Aaron Donald of the Los Angeles Rams is ending his career with immediate effect. The 32-year-old announced this via X. Donald has only been under contract with the Rams in his ten seasons in the National Football League.
Defensive tackle Aaron Donald surprisingly ended his football career in the NFL after ten years. The Los Angeles Rams and Donald announced this on Friday via Donald is considered one of the most dominant and best defenders in NFL history and will most certainly be elected to the Hall of Fame in five years.
With the Rams, the outstanding defensive player won the Super Bowl against the Cincinnati Bengals in 2021 (23:20). Donald made the Pro Bowl ten times and was named to the All-Pro team eight times. In 2017, 2018 and 2020 he received the award as the best defensive player in the American League. “For ten years I have been fortunate to play football at the highest level. I am grateful for the people I have met along the way, the relationships I have built and the things I have achieved with mine Teammates and individually,” Donald wrote on Instagram.
Donald had 111 sacks and 543 tackles in 154 games in his career. He has also been a model of consistency, missing just eight total games since his rookie season. In 2019, he led the league with 20.5 sacks and led the league twice with 25 and 20 tackles for loss, respectively. He was always considered an unstoppable inside rusher and faced more double teams than almost any other player during that time.