LOS ANGELES — In his first interview since asserting his retirement from the NFL, former Los Angeles Rams defensive deal with Aaron Donald mentioned Friday he’s “leaving at peace” and on his personal phrases.
“I am full,” Donald mentioned in an interview together with his spouse, Erica. “I am full. I believe the eagerness to play the sport is not there for me. I’ll all the time love soccer, however to consider going by means of one other camp and one other 17-[game] season, I simply do not bought the urge to wish to push myself to try this no extra.
“I am burnt out. The easiest way to say it’s I am full, I am full. I am glad with what I used to be capable of do in 10 years.”
Donald introduced his retirement on March 15 after 10 seasons. In these 10 seasons, Donald was a three-time Defensive Participant of the 12 months, an eight-time first-team All-Professional, a 10-time Professional Bowl choice and the 2014 Defensive Rookie of the 12 months.
Donald completed his profession with 111 sacks, second most amongst main defensive tackles in a profession (behind John Randle’s 137.5) since particular person sacks turned an official statistic in 1982. He holds the Rams’ franchise document for profession sacks.
Final season, Donald had 8 sacks and 53 complete tackles in 16 video games and was named first-team All-Professional.
“I completed the whole lot and greater than I even thought was doable,” Donald mentioned. “Coming to the NFL, I simply wished to get there and be the perfect defensive deal with. However to be thought-about the perfect participant within the Nationwide Soccer League, to be thought-about the perfect defensive participant within the Nationwide Soccer League, to win as many particular person accolades I did and win … I simply really feel prefer it’s nothing I did not get to really feel as a person success to workforce success.”
Donald is one in every of three gamers to win the Defensive Participant of the 12 months award thrice, together with Corridor of Famer Lawrence Taylor and J.J. Watt. The award was first given out in 1971.
Donald mentioned this was not the primary time he thought-about retirement. He wrote a retirement letter after profitable Tremendous Bowl LVI with the Rams that might have been efficient Could 9, 2022. In the end, Donald mentioned, after speaking to move coach Sean McVay, he realized he wasn’t able to retire.
“It is onerous to stroll away after profitable a Tremendous Bowl,” Donald mentioned. “You wish to expertise that once more as a result of that is the final word excessive.”
Though he’s retiring, Donald mentioned he is leaving “an awesome younger workforce that is going to have numerous success.”
“To depart the workforce how I am leaving the workforce, in good fingers with nice younger guys that is going to do some nice issues for the group, make it even that significantly better for me to know I ain’t leaving it in a nasty situation,” Donald mentioned. “It is in good phrases, they usually have an excellent workforce, and I really feel like they are going to have numerous success.
“And I am simply going to be, this time simply watching from the sidelines, simply being a fan now.”
LOS ANGELES — In his first interview since asserting his retirement from the NFL, former Los Angeles Rams defensive deal with Aaron Donald mentioned Friday he’s “leaving at peace” and on his personal phrases.
“I am full,” Donald mentioned in an interview together with his spouse, Erica. “I am full. I believe the eagerness to play the sport is not there for me. I’ll all the time love soccer, however to consider going by means of one other camp and one other 17-[game] season, I simply do not bought the urge to wish to push myself to try this no extra.
“I am burnt out. The easiest way to say it’s I am full, I am full. I am glad with what I used to be capable of do in 10 years.”
Donald introduced his retirement on March 15 after 10 seasons. In these 10 seasons, Donald was a three-time Defensive Participant of the 12 months, an eight-time first-team All-Professional, a 10-time Professional Bowl choice and the 2014 Defensive Rookie of the 12 months.
Donald completed his profession with 111 sacks, second most amongst main defensive tackles in a profession (behind John Randle’s 137.5) since particular person sacks turned an official statistic in 1982. He holds the Rams’ franchise document for profession sacks.
Final season, Donald had 8 sacks and 53 complete tackles in 16 video games and was named first-team All-Professional.
“I completed the whole lot and greater than I even thought was doable,” Donald mentioned. “Coming to the NFL, I simply wished to get there and be the perfect defensive deal with. However to be thought-about the perfect participant within the Nationwide Soccer League, to be thought-about the perfect defensive participant within the Nationwide Soccer League, to win as many particular person accolades I did and win … I simply really feel prefer it’s nothing I did not get to really feel as a person success to workforce success.”
Donald is one in every of three gamers to win the Defensive Participant of the 12 months award thrice, together with Corridor of Famer Lawrence Taylor and J.J. Watt. The award was first given out in 1971.
Donald mentioned this was not the primary time he thought-about retirement. He wrote a retirement letter after profitable Tremendous Bowl LVI with the Rams that might have been efficient Could 9, 2022. In the end, Donald mentioned, after speaking to move coach Sean McVay, he realized he wasn’t able to retire.
“It is onerous to stroll away after profitable a Tremendous Bowl,” Donald mentioned. “You wish to expertise that once more as a result of that is the final word excessive.”
Though he’s retiring, Donald mentioned he is leaving “an awesome younger workforce that is going to have numerous success.”
“To depart the workforce how I am leaving the workforce, in good fingers with nice younger guys that is going to do some nice issues for the group, make it even that significantly better for me to know I ain’t leaving it in a nasty situation,” Donald mentioned. “It is in good phrases, they usually have an excellent workforce, and I really feel like they are going to have numerous success.
“And I am simply going to be, this time simply watching from the sidelines, simply being a fan now.”
LOS ANGELES — In his first interview since asserting his retirement from the NFL, former Los Angeles Rams defensive deal with Aaron Donald mentioned Friday he’s “leaving at peace” and on his personal phrases.
“I am full,” Donald mentioned in an interview together with his spouse, Erica. “I am full. I believe the eagerness to play the sport is not there for me. I’ll all the time love soccer, however to consider going by means of one other camp and one other 17-[game] season, I simply do not bought the urge to wish to push myself to try this no extra.
“I am burnt out. The easiest way to say it’s I am full, I am full. I am glad with what I used to be capable of do in 10 years.”
Donald introduced his retirement on March 15 after 10 seasons. In these 10 seasons, Donald was a three-time Defensive Participant of the 12 months, an eight-time first-team All-Professional, a 10-time Professional Bowl choice and the 2014 Defensive Rookie of the 12 months.
Donald completed his profession with 111 sacks, second most amongst main defensive tackles in a profession (behind John Randle’s 137.5) since particular person sacks turned an official statistic in 1982. He holds the Rams’ franchise document for profession sacks.
Final season, Donald had 8 sacks and 53 complete tackles in 16 video games and was named first-team All-Professional.
“I completed the whole lot and greater than I even thought was doable,” Donald mentioned. “Coming to the NFL, I simply wished to get there and be the perfect defensive deal with. However to be thought-about the perfect participant within the Nationwide Soccer League, to be thought-about the perfect defensive participant within the Nationwide Soccer League, to win as many particular person accolades I did and win … I simply really feel prefer it’s nothing I did not get to really feel as a person success to workforce success.”
Donald is one in every of three gamers to win the Defensive Participant of the 12 months award thrice, together with Corridor of Famer Lawrence Taylor and J.J. Watt. The award was first given out in 1971.
Donald mentioned this was not the primary time he thought-about retirement. He wrote a retirement letter after profitable Tremendous Bowl LVI with the Rams that might have been efficient Could 9, 2022. In the end, Donald mentioned, after speaking to move coach Sean McVay, he realized he wasn’t able to retire.
“It is onerous to stroll away after profitable a Tremendous Bowl,” Donald mentioned. “You wish to expertise that once more as a result of that is the final word excessive.”
Though he’s retiring, Donald mentioned he is leaving “an awesome younger workforce that is going to have numerous success.”
“To depart the workforce how I am leaving the workforce, in good fingers with nice younger guys that is going to do some nice issues for the group, make it even that significantly better for me to know I ain’t leaving it in a nasty situation,” Donald mentioned. “It is in good phrases, they usually have an excellent workforce, and I really feel like they are going to have numerous success.
“And I am simply going to be, this time simply watching from the sidelines, simply being a fan now.”
LOS ANGELES — In his first interview since asserting his retirement from the NFL, former Los Angeles Rams defensive deal with Aaron Donald mentioned Friday he’s “leaving at peace” and on his personal phrases.
“I am full,” Donald mentioned in an interview together with his spouse, Erica. “I am full. I believe the eagerness to play the sport is not there for me. I’ll all the time love soccer, however to consider going by means of one other camp and one other 17-[game] season, I simply do not bought the urge to wish to push myself to try this no extra.
“I am burnt out. The easiest way to say it’s I am full, I am full. I am glad with what I used to be capable of do in 10 years.”
Donald introduced his retirement on March 15 after 10 seasons. In these 10 seasons, Donald was a three-time Defensive Participant of the 12 months, an eight-time first-team All-Professional, a 10-time Professional Bowl choice and the 2014 Defensive Rookie of the 12 months.
Donald completed his profession with 111 sacks, second most amongst main defensive tackles in a profession (behind John Randle’s 137.5) since particular person sacks turned an official statistic in 1982. He holds the Rams’ franchise document for profession sacks.
Final season, Donald had 8 sacks and 53 complete tackles in 16 video games and was named first-team All-Professional.
“I completed the whole lot and greater than I even thought was doable,” Donald mentioned. “Coming to the NFL, I simply wished to get there and be the perfect defensive deal with. However to be thought-about the perfect participant within the Nationwide Soccer League, to be thought-about the perfect defensive participant within the Nationwide Soccer League, to win as many particular person accolades I did and win … I simply really feel prefer it’s nothing I did not get to really feel as a person success to workforce success.”
Donald is one in every of three gamers to win the Defensive Participant of the 12 months award thrice, together with Corridor of Famer Lawrence Taylor and J.J. Watt. The award was first given out in 1971.
Donald mentioned this was not the primary time he thought-about retirement. He wrote a retirement letter after profitable Tremendous Bowl LVI with the Rams that might have been efficient Could 9, 2022. In the end, Donald mentioned, after speaking to move coach Sean McVay, he realized he wasn’t able to retire.
“It is onerous to stroll away after profitable a Tremendous Bowl,” Donald mentioned. “You wish to expertise that once more as a result of that is the final word excessive.”
Though he’s retiring, Donald mentioned he is leaving “an awesome younger workforce that is going to have numerous success.”
“To depart the workforce how I am leaving the workforce, in good fingers with nice younger guys that is going to do some nice issues for the group, make it even that significantly better for me to know I ain’t leaving it in a nasty situation,” Donald mentioned. “It is in good phrases, they usually have an excellent workforce, and I really feel like they are going to have numerous success.
“And I am simply going to be, this time simply watching from the sidelines, simply being a fan now.”
LOS ANGELES — In his first interview since asserting his retirement from the NFL, former Los Angeles Rams defensive deal with Aaron Donald mentioned Friday he’s “leaving at peace” and on his personal phrases.
“I am full,” Donald mentioned in an interview together with his spouse, Erica. “I am full. I believe the eagerness to play the sport is not there for me. I’ll all the time love soccer, however to consider going by means of one other camp and one other 17-[game] season, I simply do not bought the urge to wish to push myself to try this no extra.
“I am burnt out. The easiest way to say it’s I am full, I am full. I am glad with what I used to be capable of do in 10 years.”
Donald introduced his retirement on March 15 after 10 seasons. In these 10 seasons, Donald was a three-time Defensive Participant of the 12 months, an eight-time first-team All-Professional, a 10-time Professional Bowl choice and the 2014 Defensive Rookie of the 12 months.
Donald completed his profession with 111 sacks, second most amongst main defensive tackles in a profession (behind John Randle’s 137.5) since particular person sacks turned an official statistic in 1982. He holds the Rams’ franchise document for profession sacks.
Final season, Donald had 8 sacks and 53 complete tackles in 16 video games and was named first-team All-Professional.
“I completed the whole lot and greater than I even thought was doable,” Donald mentioned. “Coming to the NFL, I simply wished to get there and be the perfect defensive deal with. However to be thought-about the perfect participant within the Nationwide Soccer League, to be thought-about the perfect defensive participant within the Nationwide Soccer League, to win as many particular person accolades I did and win … I simply really feel prefer it’s nothing I did not get to really feel as a person success to workforce success.”
Donald is one in every of three gamers to win the Defensive Participant of the 12 months award thrice, together with Corridor of Famer Lawrence Taylor and J.J. Watt. The award was first given out in 1971.
Donald mentioned this was not the primary time he thought-about retirement. He wrote a retirement letter after profitable Tremendous Bowl LVI with the Rams that might have been efficient Could 9, 2022. In the end, Donald mentioned, after speaking to move coach Sean McVay, he realized he wasn’t able to retire.
“It is onerous to stroll away after profitable a Tremendous Bowl,” Donald mentioned. “You wish to expertise that once more as a result of that is the final word excessive.”
Though he’s retiring, Donald mentioned he is leaving “an awesome younger workforce that is going to have numerous success.”
“To depart the workforce how I am leaving the workforce, in good fingers with nice younger guys that is going to do some nice issues for the group, make it even that significantly better for me to know I ain’t leaving it in a nasty situation,” Donald mentioned. “It is in good phrases, they usually have an excellent workforce, and I really feel like they are going to have numerous success.
“And I am simply going to be, this time simply watching from the sidelines, simply being a fan now.”
LOS ANGELES — In his first interview since asserting his retirement from the NFL, former Los Angeles Rams defensive deal with Aaron Donald mentioned Friday he’s “leaving at peace” and on his personal phrases.
“I am full,” Donald mentioned in an interview together with his spouse, Erica. “I am full. I believe the eagerness to play the sport is not there for me. I’ll all the time love soccer, however to consider going by means of one other camp and one other 17-[game] season, I simply do not bought the urge to wish to push myself to try this no extra.
“I am burnt out. The easiest way to say it’s I am full, I am full. I am glad with what I used to be capable of do in 10 years.”
Donald introduced his retirement on March 15 after 10 seasons. In these 10 seasons, Donald was a three-time Defensive Participant of the 12 months, an eight-time first-team All-Professional, a 10-time Professional Bowl choice and the 2014 Defensive Rookie of the 12 months.
Donald completed his profession with 111 sacks, second most amongst main defensive tackles in a profession (behind John Randle’s 137.5) since particular person sacks turned an official statistic in 1982. He holds the Rams’ franchise document for profession sacks.
Final season, Donald had 8 sacks and 53 complete tackles in 16 video games and was named first-team All-Professional.
“I completed the whole lot and greater than I even thought was doable,” Donald mentioned. “Coming to the NFL, I simply wished to get there and be the perfect defensive deal with. However to be thought-about the perfect participant within the Nationwide Soccer League, to be thought-about the perfect defensive participant within the Nationwide Soccer League, to win as many particular person accolades I did and win … I simply really feel prefer it’s nothing I did not get to really feel as a person success to workforce success.”
Donald is one in every of three gamers to win the Defensive Participant of the 12 months award thrice, together with Corridor of Famer Lawrence Taylor and J.J. Watt. The award was first given out in 1971.
Donald mentioned this was not the primary time he thought-about retirement. He wrote a retirement letter after profitable Tremendous Bowl LVI with the Rams that might have been efficient Could 9, 2022. In the end, Donald mentioned, after speaking to move coach Sean McVay, he realized he wasn’t able to retire.
“It is onerous to stroll away after profitable a Tremendous Bowl,” Donald mentioned. “You wish to expertise that once more as a result of that is the final word excessive.”
Though he’s retiring, Donald mentioned he is leaving “an awesome younger workforce that is going to have numerous success.”
“To depart the workforce how I am leaving the workforce, in good fingers with nice younger guys that is going to do some nice issues for the group, make it even that significantly better for me to know I ain’t leaving it in a nasty situation,” Donald mentioned. “It is in good phrases, they usually have an excellent workforce, and I really feel like they are going to have numerous success.
“And I am simply going to be, this time simply watching from the sidelines, simply being a fan now.”
LOS ANGELES — In his first interview since asserting his retirement from the NFL, former Los Angeles Rams defensive deal with Aaron Donald mentioned Friday he’s “leaving at peace” and on his personal phrases.
“I am full,” Donald mentioned in an interview together with his spouse, Erica. “I am full. I believe the eagerness to play the sport is not there for me. I’ll all the time love soccer, however to consider going by means of one other camp and one other 17-[game] season, I simply do not bought the urge to wish to push myself to try this no extra.
“I am burnt out. The easiest way to say it’s I am full, I am full. I am glad with what I used to be capable of do in 10 years.”
Donald introduced his retirement on March 15 after 10 seasons. In these 10 seasons, Donald was a three-time Defensive Participant of the 12 months, an eight-time first-team All-Professional, a 10-time Professional Bowl choice and the 2014 Defensive Rookie of the 12 months.
Donald completed his profession with 111 sacks, second most amongst main defensive tackles in a profession (behind John Randle’s 137.5) since particular person sacks turned an official statistic in 1982. He holds the Rams’ franchise document for profession sacks.
Final season, Donald had 8 sacks and 53 complete tackles in 16 video games and was named first-team All-Professional.
“I completed the whole lot and greater than I even thought was doable,” Donald mentioned. “Coming to the NFL, I simply wished to get there and be the perfect defensive deal with. However to be thought-about the perfect participant within the Nationwide Soccer League, to be thought-about the perfect defensive participant within the Nationwide Soccer League, to win as many particular person accolades I did and win … I simply really feel prefer it’s nothing I did not get to really feel as a person success to workforce success.”
Donald is one in every of three gamers to win the Defensive Participant of the 12 months award thrice, together with Corridor of Famer Lawrence Taylor and J.J. Watt. The award was first given out in 1971.
Donald mentioned this was not the primary time he thought-about retirement. He wrote a retirement letter after profitable Tremendous Bowl LVI with the Rams that might have been efficient Could 9, 2022. In the end, Donald mentioned, after speaking to move coach Sean McVay, he realized he wasn’t able to retire.
“It is onerous to stroll away after profitable a Tremendous Bowl,” Donald mentioned. “You wish to expertise that once more as a result of that is the final word excessive.”
Though he’s retiring, Donald mentioned he is leaving “an awesome younger workforce that is going to have numerous success.”
“To depart the workforce how I am leaving the workforce, in good fingers with nice younger guys that is going to do some nice issues for the group, make it even that significantly better for me to know I ain’t leaving it in a nasty situation,” Donald mentioned. “It is in good phrases, they usually have an excellent workforce, and I really feel like they are going to have numerous success.
“And I am simply going to be, this time simply watching from the sidelines, simply being a fan now.”
LOS ANGELES — In his first interview since asserting his retirement from the NFL, former Los Angeles Rams defensive deal with Aaron Donald mentioned Friday he’s “leaving at peace” and on his personal phrases.
“I am full,” Donald mentioned in an interview together with his spouse, Erica. “I am full. I believe the eagerness to play the sport is not there for me. I’ll all the time love soccer, however to consider going by means of one other camp and one other 17-[game] season, I simply do not bought the urge to wish to push myself to try this no extra.
“I am burnt out. The easiest way to say it’s I am full, I am full. I am glad with what I used to be capable of do in 10 years.”
Donald introduced his retirement on March 15 after 10 seasons. In these 10 seasons, Donald was a three-time Defensive Participant of the 12 months, an eight-time first-team All-Professional, a 10-time Professional Bowl choice and the 2014 Defensive Rookie of the 12 months.
Donald completed his profession with 111 sacks, second most amongst main defensive tackles in a profession (behind John Randle’s 137.5) since particular person sacks turned an official statistic in 1982. He holds the Rams’ franchise document for profession sacks.
Final season, Donald had 8 sacks and 53 complete tackles in 16 video games and was named first-team All-Professional.
“I completed the whole lot and greater than I even thought was doable,” Donald mentioned. “Coming to the NFL, I simply wished to get there and be the perfect defensive deal with. However to be thought-about the perfect participant within the Nationwide Soccer League, to be thought-about the perfect defensive participant within the Nationwide Soccer League, to win as many particular person accolades I did and win … I simply really feel prefer it’s nothing I did not get to really feel as a person success to workforce success.”
Donald is one in every of three gamers to win the Defensive Participant of the 12 months award thrice, together with Corridor of Famer Lawrence Taylor and J.J. Watt. The award was first given out in 1971.
Donald mentioned this was not the primary time he thought-about retirement. He wrote a retirement letter after profitable Tremendous Bowl LVI with the Rams that might have been efficient Could 9, 2022. In the end, Donald mentioned, after speaking to move coach Sean McVay, he realized he wasn’t able to retire.
“It is onerous to stroll away after profitable a Tremendous Bowl,” Donald mentioned. “You wish to expertise that once more as a result of that is the final word excessive.”
Though he’s retiring, Donald mentioned he is leaving “an awesome younger workforce that is going to have numerous success.”
“To depart the workforce how I am leaving the workforce, in good fingers with nice younger guys that is going to do some nice issues for the group, make it even that significantly better for me to know I ain’t leaving it in a nasty situation,” Donald mentioned. “It is in good phrases, they usually have an excellent workforce, and I really feel like they are going to have numerous success.
“And I am simply going to be, this time simply watching from the sidelines, simply being a fan now.”