Rams Myles Garrett, Sean McVay react to Aaron Donald comeback rumors

The smiles on their faces said more than words ever could. New Rams defensive end Myles Garrett was asked on Tuesday during his introductory press conference about the rumors flying around the NFL that future Hall of Famer Aaron Donald might come out of retirement to play alongside his friend. Garrett immediately flashed a wide grin when asked the question and nodded, before his new head coach Sean McVay interjected to answer the question for him. “If he’s interested, there is an opportunity…” said McVay with a big smile of his own. That response alone was enough to send football imaginations racing. Because if the Rams acquiring Garrett already felt like the rich getting richer, then adding Donald to the equation would push the Rams from Super Bowl favorite to perhaps the greatest team of all time. Donald himself and former teammates have only flamed the fire.Former teammate Michael Brockets hinted on a podcast that he has inside information of Donald’s thoughts on coming out of retirement and teased it on his own podcast. California Post News: Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X, YouTube, WhatsApp, LinkedInCalifornia Post Sports Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, XCalifornia Post Opinion California Post Newsletters: Sign up here!California Post App: Download here!Home delivery: Sign up here!Page Six Hollywood: Sign up here!ESPN’s Pat McAfee shared a text exchange with Donald on his show on Tuesday in which Donald admitted the Rams trade for Garrett had him thinking about it. “Gotta see if that fire can light back up,” said Donald. “The fire is always in there,” McAfee replied. Even Donald himself recently posted workout videos accompanied by the song “Ain’t Done” by Blxst and a simple hashtag: #ready. None of that confirms anything, but it also doesn’t kill the idea entirely. Even McVay didn’t sound like a coach who was eager to shut that conversation down. “Aaron’s a guy that I stay really close in touch with, and I k...