Aaron Donald has given Rams fans another reason to dream about a comeback, and he did it with one short training clip.
The buzz around Donald has only grown since the Los Angeles Rams traded for Myles Garrett, with plenty of people wondering what it would look like if Donald decided to unretire and line up next to the former Browns star. He hasn’t exactly put that talk to bed. If anything, he’s kept it alive.
A video of Donald working on pass-rushing moves with Pittsburgh Steelers safety Jaquan Brisker made the rounds on social media, and Donald shared it himself. It didn’t look like some all-out, no-holds-barred workout, but there were still a few details that caught the eye: Donald was wearing a Rams shirt, and he had a towel nearby to wipe away the sweat he was building up.
That was enough to get fans spinning the idea of a return all over again.
Donald has been retired for two seasons, but he’s remained famously in shape, as his workout posts on Instagram have shown. Still, lifting weights - even at Donald’s level - is not the same thing as being ready for football. If a player like Donald were to come back, he’d want to be in elite condition, and this latest clip could be a sign that he’s working toward that standard.
There’s another possibility, too: maybe he’s trying to figure out whether the fire is really still there. Donald has already said he lost the desire to play football, which is why retirement made sense for him. After the Garrett trade, he also said that whether he returns will depend on finding that fire again.
So while he’s publicly toyed with the idea of coming back, he may also be putting himself through private tests to see if he truly wants it. The idea is easy for fans to love. Donald was still the league’s best defensive tackle when he stepped away, and even after two seasons out, he’s only 35 years old.
For now, it’s all about where his heart is. But as long as clips like this keep surfacing, Rams fans are going to keep watching closely.
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