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Aaron Donald says Rams talked about him unretiring for 'the first 2 years'

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The Rams held out hope for a long time that Aaron Donald would change his mind about retiring from the NFL.

When Aaron Donald called it a career after the 2023 season, it left a gaping hole on the Los Angeles Rams ’ defensive line. Despite their best efforts to fill that void, the Rams know it’s impossible to replace a future Hall of Famer. That’s why they held out hope that he would change his mind and unretire, returning to help them win another Super Bowl.

It was obviously to no avail because Donald is happily retired and has no interest in coming back, but that didn’t stop the Rams from talking to him about that possibility for two years. Donald revealed on the “Not Just Football” podcast that the Rams talked to him about coming back for “the first two years. ” But he says Sean McVay knew where he was at, and that the two of them talked.

“I’m going to say the first two years, they would still be talking that talk about it,” Donald said. “But it kind of quieted down because he kind of know where I'm at. That’s my guy.

We had, we talked. So he kind of knows where I'm at with it. ” "The first two years they still talk about it" The Rams were trying to get Aaron Donald to come out of retirement, but he's completely done with football pic.