INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 13: Aaron Donald #99 and Greg Gaines #91of the Los Angeles Rams react in the course of the fourth quarter of Tremendous Bowl LVI towards the Cincinnati Bengals at SoFi Stadium on February 13, 2022 in Inglewood, California. (Picture by Rob Carr/Getty Pictures)

The defending Tremendous Bowl champions have secured the companies of arguably the NFL’s prime defensive participant. Aaron Donald received a increase from the Los Angeles Rams.

His NFL resume is daunting. And now apparently so is his wage. And a lot for that retirement discuss.

By way of Ian Rapoport of NFL Community, three-time NFL Defensive Participant of the 12 months Aaron Donald simply received his contract reworked. And the outcomes had been fairly helpful to the eight-year professional.

It’s been fairly the beginning of a profession for the previous College of Pittsburgh star. And it’s virtually onerous to imagine now that he was the Rams’ second first-round draft selection in 2014 (do you recall Auburn deal with Greg Robinson at No. 2?).

The thirteenth total choice that yr has missed simply two video games in eight NFL campaigns. He’s racked up a formidable 98 sacks in 127 regular-season outings. Add in 23 compelled fumbles and 6 fumble recoveries. Donald has report double-digit sacks in six seasons and no fewer than eight QB traps in any yr.

The 6’1”, 280-pound inside presence has been named to the Professional Bowl in every of his eight seasons within the league. He’s been accorded All-Professional honors every of the final seven years. And he was the NFL’s Defensive Participant of the 12 months in 2017, 2018 and 2020. And speak about spectacular? He’s been within the High 5 of voting for that honor seven straight years.

Donald was a part of the Rams’ Tremendous Bowl LIII group that misplaced to the Patriots. And naturally, he was an enormous contributor within the membership’s 2021 NFL title run. He completed with 3.5 sacks in 4 postseason video games, two of these QB traps on the expense of Cincinnati’s Joe Burrow in Tremendous Bowl LVI.

The Los Angeles Rams are trying to develop into the primary group for the reason that 2003 and ’04 New England Patriots to repeat as Tremendous Bowl champions. They start their quest on Thursday night time, September 8, once they host the Buffalo Payments in prime time. Will Donald spend as a lot time chasing Josh Allen as he did Joe Burrow in February?