Given that he's a two-time, back-to-back NFL Defensive Player of the Year winner, it should go without saying that Los Angeles Rams defensive tackle Aaron Donald's words having meaning. This time, he's preaching the importance of the Rams re-signing his teammate on the defensive line, eight-year veteran Michael Brockers.
Via Cameron DaSilva in Rams Wire:
How important is it for the Rams to keep Brockers?
He’s a big key to our defense, definitely in the run game. He’s a guy that does a lot of things in the run game, just from how we line him up and where we put him to do what he does. I’ve played with him all six years, so we’ve got a chemistry together. I think we play well together. I think he’s a big key to this defense and helping us win, so the Rams need to find any way they can to bring that guy back and make him happy.
Are you going to be in the Rams’ ear telling them to re-sign Brockers?
A hundred percent.
Donald and Brockers have been longtime teammates on the defensive line, with both making the move from St. Louis to Los Angeles. The 28-year-old more distinguished Donald was a thirteenth overall pick of the then–St. Louis Rams in the 2014 NFL Draft while Brockers, 29, was a fourteenth overall pick by the franchise two years prior.
Donald's desires should be strongly considered by the Rams, and he credits part of his personal success to playing alongside good friend Brockers. Now that Brockers in a free agent in the 2020 offseason, L.A. will have to consider how much it costs to retain his talents—especially if it also means sating Donald's wishes.
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