Rams reveal sentiments about whether Aaron Donald returns for Super Bowl run
Everyone was accounted for when the Rams officially opened training camp Saturday at Loyola Marymount University.Barring someone flunking a physical or fitness test over the next 24 hours, the full team will take the field late Sunday afternoon to kick off their first practice of a season most predict will end in the Super Bowl at SoFi Stadium in February.First-round pick Ty Simpson signed his deal Saturday.As training camp openings go, it was as drama-free as one could imagine.
No contract holdouts.No big-time quarterback battle.
No one asking for a trade.No feud between the coach and front office.Just a whole bunch of “We not Me” talk and promises to honor every single step along the way to potentially winning another Super Bowl.Interesting, then, that a player whose name isn’t even on the roster garnered the most attention Saturday.For mostly good reasons.Of course, we are talking about Rams legend Aaron Donald, who has been living the happy life of retirement for the last two years and seemed blissfully content to keep it that way.Only for the Rams to trade for pass-rush demon Myles Garrett and inadvertently reignite the fire that burns in Donald’s belly for football greatness and dominance.All of a sudden, Donald’s imagination was filled with the tantalizing possibilities of him and Garrett teaming up to terrorize opposing quarterbacks.
In a season in which the Vince Lombardi Trophy appears so close to being reclaimed by the Rams, they can damn near see their reflection in it.There aren’t a whole lot of scenarios that would tempt the 35-year-old Donald out of retirement or to insert himself back into the maniacally committed world he knows he has to operate in to be the best version of himself.But the Rams trading for Garrett has clearly piqued his interest, to the point where he is seriously contemplating a comeback to lend a big-time helping hand.As for the Rams, they would welcome him back in a heartbeat.“If that is something that he wants t...