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The Los Angeles Rams almost lost Michael Brockers to the Baltimore Ravens in the offseason after a disappointing 2019 campaign. However, they were able to keep the talented defensive lineman to another three years as talks between him and the Ravens broke down. Rams fans were delighted to keep Brockers to the team, and Aaron […]

Los Angeles Rams defensive tackle Aaron Donald is undoubtedly one of the top defensive players in all of football. As a result, it’s no surprise to see the five-time First-Team All-Pro selection be the odds on favorite to win Defensive Player of the Year next season per BetMGM. Donald is currently +750 to win the […]

Los Angeles Rams defensive tackle Aaron Donald and Atlanta Falcons running back Todd Gurley are no longer teammates. With the Rams recently releasing the veteran running back, Gurley then wasted absolutely no time in signing a deal with his hometown team in the Falcons. However, Gurley did not leave Los Angeles peacefully as the former Georgia […]

The Los Angeles Rams shockingly released Todd Gurley and players on the roster aren’t taking the decision well. Among the notable players, Aaron Donald shared his reaction to the news of Los Angeles releasing Gurley on Twitter. 🤬 — AD_99 (@AaronDonald97) March 19, 2020 It’s safe to say the All-Pro defensive tackle doesn’t approve of […]

Aaron Donald is listed as a defensive tackle on the Los Angeles Rams depth chart, but he doesn’t look like a defensive tackle. Amid the coronavirus pandemic, Donald’s ab workout will make you want to get in the gym. Since coming into the NFL in 2014, Donald has become arguably the most disruptive defensive player […]

Add Los Angeles Rams stars Aaron Donald and Todd Gurley to the list of players who oppose the NFL’s latest collective bargaining agreement proposal. The NFLPA tweeted out a statement with respect to the CBA voting process, which Gurley quoted and captioned “VOTE NO!!” Donald responded to Gurley’s tweet by saying “Vote HELL NO:” Vote […]

A year ago, Aaron Donald and the Los Angeles Rams were in the Super Bowl — a game the New England Patriots won. A year later, Donald and the Rams are watching from home. While some Rams players may choose a side, Donald won’t. He’s not rooting for the dynamic Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas […]

Los Angeles Rams defensive tackle Aaron Donald has long established himself as the best player on his side of the ball. However, it appears he has been trying all this time to expand his role Donald still has yet to register a single carry as a running back. He says it its not for a […]

The Los Angeles Rams made the difficult choice this offseason to part ways with defensive coordinator Wade Phillips, the 72-year-old former head coach of several teams who won Super Bowl 50 with the Denver Broncos. Phillips spent three years on the sidelines alongside head coach Sean McVay as the team’s top defensive assistant,  but his […]

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: […]

Aaron Donald knows the Los Angeles Rams shocked the NFL in October, pulling the trigger to trade two first-round picks to the Jacksonville Jaguars for cornerback Jalen Ramsey. Though the move to acquire Ramsey didn’t get the Rams to the playoffs, it paid off. Ramsey showed why he was worth the high price, shadowing No. […]

Aaron Donald has undoubtedly become the most dominant defensive player in the NFL for the Los Angeles Rams. However, prior to becoming an All-Pro defensive tackle, Donald revealed how he almost ended up playing running back. “I mean I grew up playing you know like middle linebacker since Little League, so growing up I always […]

Looking back at the 2014 NFL Draft, there are a few teams that would do things differently if given the opportunity and the Detroit Lions are one of them. The former general manager of the Lions, Martin Mayhew, regrets not drafting Aaron Donald when he was with Detroit. Via Dave Birkett in the Detroit Free […]

The Los Angeles Rams weren’t able to make the playoffs in 2019 after making the Super Bowl in 2018 but that didn’t prevent Aaron Donald from having a magnificent season again. Due to his dominance in 2019, Donald was named the Defensive Player of the Year at Pro Football Focus. Aaron Donald: PFF Defensive Player […]

The Los Angeles Rams will have to make the small trip down the road to square off against the San Francisco 49ers in Week 16. The two teams met earlier this season with San Francisco stifling the Rams en route to a 20-7 victory. The Rams come into this game hanging onto their playoff hopes […]

The Los Angeles Rams will look to get back into the win column as they take on the Arizona Cardinals in Week 13. Last week, the Rams were annihilated by the Baltimore Ravens 45-6 on Monday Night Football. Taking into account the recent loss, Los Angeles has fallen to 6-5 and their playoff hopes are […]

With the Los Angeles Rams and Baltimore Ravens matched up for the NFL’s Week 12 Monday Night Football tilt, all eyes will be on probably the league’s leading MVP candidate in Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson. The former Heisman Trophy winner and Louisville signal-caller is a magician with the football, with dynamic playmaking skills and running […]

The Los Angeles Rams will be the next team to have a chance of slowing down Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens in Week 12. For the Rams, this game is important in their chances of keeping their playoff hopes alive. The Rams were able to defeat the Chicago Bears in Week 11 on Sunday […]

The Chicago Bears will be making their way to the West Coast to play the Los Angeles Rams in Week 11. While they are underdogs to win the game, the Bears will need a big-time performance from David Montgomery on Sunday night. Heading into Week 11, Chicago boasts a 4-5 record and is coming off […]

On Sunday, Aaron Donald will return to his hometown, Pittsburgh, to face the Steelers. Now a two-time Defensive Player of the Year for the Los Angeles Rams, Donald will get a warm welcome from those that witnessed him grow. Donald has no motivation to put on a show for his hometown, however. He is as […]

When you’re an opponent in Pittsburgh, it’s going to be hard to receive praise from the Steelers fanbase. One of the most passionate groups in sports, Steelers nation bleeds yellow and black — ask Wiz Khalifa. However, they can make an exception for one of their own. On Sunday, Steelers nation and the Terrible Towel […]

Los Angeles Rams defensive tackle Aaron Donald is slated to enjoy quite a homecoming in Week 10 against the Pittsburgh Steelers. It seems even he cannot help but contain his excitement. Long before Donald had become the most dominant defensive player in the NFL, the Pittsburgh native was a local superstar through and through. He […]

The Los Angeles Rams have been a bit of an enigma. After starting the season a perfect 3-0, they dropped three straight games. After recovering from their losing skid with another two straight wins, the Rams went on their bye week. They return to face the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 10 action. Los Angeles desperately […]

The Atlanta Falcons suffered yet another embarrassing loss at home versus the Los Angeles Rams in Week 7. The only highlight of the day for running back Devonta Freeman was his brief scuffle with defensive tackle Aaron Donald. Freeman registered just 26 yards on nine touches before he was ejected for attempting to throw a […]

Atlanta Falcons running back Devonta Freeman was tossed from Sunday’s matchup with the Los Angeles Rams after instigating a fight with two-time Defensive Player of the Year Aaron Donald. Now Donald is responding to the scuffle, which featured a huge height and weight difference between the 5-foot-8, 206-pound Freeman and 6-foot-1, 280-pound defensive end. Per […]

If things weren’t already looking bleak for the Atlanta Falcons, Matt Ryan went to the medical tent and left with an injury versus the Los Angeles Rams. Matt Ryan limping off the field. This is about as bad as this can get.. — Kelsey Conway (@KelseyLConway) October 20, 2019 On the play that he got […]

The Atlanta Falcons are getting awfully thin at running back after Devonta Freeman had a mental lapse in the third quarter of Sunday’s game. Freeman was ejected for throwing a punch at Los Angeles Rams’ Aaron Donald. Both Freeman and Donald were tangled up after Cory Littleton made an interception on the play. Then, the […]

The Los Angeles Rams are currently struggling to string together a strong regular-season performance. Three consecutive losses have erased any good work they built up during the first three weeks of the season. There are serious doubts about their Super Bowl hopes, but Aaron Donald believes the team can more than recover from this poor […]

The Los Angeles Rams are 3-2 this season and one of the glaring issues for them is their defense. The defense is the 13th ranked defense in the NFL but they’ll be tested by an undefeated San Francisco 49ers squad in Week 6. Unfortunately for the Rams, they’ll have to play this game without Clay […]

The Los Angeles Rams will welcome the San Francisco 49ers to the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Week 6 in an NFC West showdown. For the time being. San Francisco sits atop the division while Los Angeles is trying to get back on track. The Rams are in unfamiliar territory in the Sean McVay era. […]

The Los Angeles Rams endured a bitter defeat to their NFC West rival Seattle Seahawks in Week 5. Some neutral fans and pundits are probably questioning the team’s ability to return to the Super Bowl this season with their shaky defending. However, Aaron Donald is not jumping on the panic button just yet. In fact, […]

Seattle Seahawks offensive line: not Aaron Donald proof, like everyone else’s. The Los Angeles Rams interior defensive lineman got going early on “Thursday Night Football.” He penetrated the Seahawks offensive line and forcing Russell Wilson to get off his tracks and throw an incompletion running back Chris Carson. .@AaronDonald97 coming through 😳😳😳 📺: #LARvsSEA on […]

One of the biggest surprises of Week 4 was the Tampa Bay Buccaneers blowing out the Los Angeles Rams 55-40 at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Nonetheless, the Rams will need to quickly forget about Sunday’s game and prepare for a game on Thursday against the Seattle Seahawks. On Sunday, the Rams offense continued their […]

Los Angeles Rams defensive tackle Aaron Donald may be this generation’s greatest defensive player, which can do nothing but frighten Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll on the two teams’ upcoming Week 5 matchup. The Seahawks coach called the back-to-back Defensive Player of the Year a “dominant” factor ahead of their Thursday night clash in […]

Los Angeles Rams star defensive tackle Aaron Donald can rarely be stopped in his mission to tackle the opposing quarterback. Even when teams try, it does not work out too well, but the 28-year-old has been double-teamed 82 times in the 2019 NFL season—a league-leading mark through four weeks. Per ESPN’s Lindsey Thiry on Twitter, […]

In 2018, Aaron Donald racked up 20.5 sacks, the most by an interior defensive lineman in NFL history. The Los Angeles Rams superstar faced double teams for much of the season. To start 2019, he’s facing even more game-planning against him. Through three weeks, Donald has one sack — recorded against the Cleveland Browns. He […]

Los Angeles Rams defensive lineman Aaron Donald is a notoriously slow starter, so when the two-time Defensive Player of the Year did not log a single sack through the first two weeks, no one was particularly worried. Well, on Sunday night, Donald broke out with four tackles, two tackles for loss and a sack in […]

Los Angeles Rams defensive tackle Aaron Donald was still looking for his first sack of the 2019 NFL season heading into Week 3 against the Cleveland Browns. He finally managed to scratch at the most convenient time for the Rams. Los Angeles was in desperate need of a stop after taking the lead in the […]

The Los Angeles Rams went into Week 3 with a 2-0 record. Now they’re squaring off with the Cleveland Browns on Sunday Night Football. It should come as a surprise to absolutely no one that defensive tackle Aaron Donald is already making plays. Aaron Donald causing chaos early 😤😤 @AaronDonald97 pic.twitter.com/WJzbw3QT3p — The Checkdown (@thecheckdown) […]