Aaron Donald will feast against Chargers battered offensive line
In 2018, there were three guarantees in life: death, taxes and Aaron Donald getting a sack. The three-time Defensive Player of the Year Award winner had a career-high 20.5 sacks that season, just two shy of the NFL record at the time. Flash forward eight years and Donald is still searching for his first sack of the 2026 season. After nearly three years off, Donald came out of retirement before the season began, and seven weeks into his improbable comeback he’s yet to officially take down the opposing quarterback.He’s had tackles for loss, fumble recoveries, hurries and hits, but his signature moment everyone has been waiting for has yet to arrive. That’s all about to change on Sunday. The Chargers are bringing a battered offensive line into the second-ever matchup between the two SoFi Stadium co-tenants this Sunday.
They’ve surrendered 21 sacks through their first seven games.Quarterback Justin Herbert has spent much of the season trying to survive behind a patchwork protection unit that at one point had four rookies starting. Now, the Bolts’ offensive line is tasked with the difficult assignment of trying to stop arguably the greatest interior defensive lineman in NFL history as he seeks his first sack of the season. It’s the kind of matchup Donald used to feast on during the prime of his career, and we’re betting the old Aaron Donald finally makes an appearance in the Battle for Los Angeles. Despite Donald’s numbers this season, he’s still been effective for the Rams, especially considering all of their injuries to the interior defense. Donald has never needed a statistician to validate his greatness.
His 111 career sacks and eight first-team All-Pro selections already secured his place among football’s immortals.But Donald isn’t chasing another individual accolade.He made that abundantly clear this week when asked about his statistical production.“I ain’t come back for no individual stats,” Donald said.
“My main focus is ...