Aaron Donald retires

[Draft Crazy]

Say it aint so.

 

[thedddd]

Wow didn't expect that. Good for him though it was a great career.

 

[megalodon30]

 

[Niner Outlaw]

As a Niner fan, this is great news! As a football fan, it's kind of sad. The man was a monster player, 10 seasons, the three-time AP defensive player of the year, and can go ahead and get fitted for the well-deserved gold jacket.

 

[megalodon30]

 

[Shanemansj13]

Great player and I hope for the sake of his family and friends he lays off the roids. He could seriously injury another human being again.

 

[Retroram52]

After the Snooperbowl a couple of years ago, he was thinking of retiring then. McVay convinced him to come back. This has been in the works for some time. He is going out on his terms and Father time is undefeated!!

 

[Lake Shore Drive]

Holy shitski, didn't see that one coming!!

 

[Retroram52]

If I had this amount of scratch in the bank, the retirement issue would be moot. Geez, Louise!! One hundred and fifty million and change he has made.

How much did Aaron Donald earn in his career?

Aaron Donald signed three different contracts with the Rams during his career. See how much he made in his 10 NFL seasons.

theramswire.usatoday.com

 

[ducky]

If I had this amount of scratch in the bank, the retirement issue would be moot. Geez, Louise!! One hundred and fifty million and change he has made.

How much did Aaron Donald earn in his career?

Aaron Donald signed three different contracts with the Rams during his career. See how much he made in his 10 NFL seasons.

theramswire.usatoday.com

He made about half that. Uncle Sam made the other half.

 

[Lake Shore Drive]

If I had this amount of scratch in the bank, the retirement issue would be moot. Geez, Louise!! One hundred and fifty million and change he has made.

How much did Aaron Donald earn in his career?

Aaron Donald signed three different contracts with the Rams during his career. See how much he made in his 10 NFL seasons.

theramswire.usatoday.com

Yeah, at some point when you're that wealthy, shouldn't long term health supersede an extra 10,20 mil or so?

 

[Retroram52]

True. $80 million is still a nice chunk of change to make the decision easy.

 

[Retroram52]

Yeah, at some point when you're that wealthy, shouldn't long term health supersede an extra 10,20 mil or so?

Precisely Lake Shore Drive!! How many players went too long and ended-up a physical mess after football!!

 

[Mebert]

I never held it against Barry Sanders, and would not for Donald either. He is more accomplished than Sanders was as well. What does he have left to accomplish at this point? He has done everything and is one of the greatest players of all time. Playing more years is not going to change what he is at this point.

Good on him.

 

[megalodon30]

LOL at this scouting report:

 

[Mebert]

LOL at this scouting report:

The grade itself is bad enough, but the notes of "Lacks Power" and "gets overpowered" are super fun.

 

[Niner Outlaw]

IIRC, back in 2014, Dallas was trying to trade up to get Donald, but couldn't do it. They got a good consolation prize in OG Z.Martin though.

 

[Iggloo]

Donald was hinting at retirement for the past few offseasons, right?

As for his draft assessment, he was a first round pick, 13th overall, so it's not like that was the consensus view on him by any means.

Donald was the rare example though of a really undersized DT who becomes a big star in the pros. Most of the undersized guys struggle to make it in the league, and nearly every year there is a supposed new Aaron Donald type DT who comes out and doesn't compare in the end.

 

[Clayton]

LOL at this scouting report:

I remember the common scouting report was that he was John Randle. Awesome pass rushing talent but being undersized meant he was 'scheme specific' which I guess is a total misunderstanding of leverage.

 

[Mebert]

Donald was hinting at retirement for the past few offseasons, right?

As for his draft assessment, he was a first round pick, 13th overall, so it's not like that was the consensus view on him by any means.

Donald was the rare example though of a really undersized DT who becomes a big star in the pros. Most of the undersized guys struggle to make it in the league, and nearly every year there is a supposed new Aaron Donald type DT who comes out and doesn't compare in the end.

Outside of his extreme strength, it is his mastery of the cross-chop. Every line player should make adding that to their arsenal mandatory learning.