Former Rams star Aaron Donald said he feels 'complete' after a 10-year NFL career, saying, 'The passion to play the game is no longer there for me.'
Sarah Barshop covers the Los Angeles Rams for ESPN. She joined ESPN in 2016 to cover the Green Bay Packers for ESPN Milwaukee. She then moved to Houston to cover the Texans. She came to ESPN after working as a writer and editor for Sports Illustrated. You can follow her on Twitter @sarahbarshop."I'm complete," Donald said in an interview with his wife, Erica."I'm full. I think the passion to play the game is no longer there for me.
Donald announced his retirement on March 15 after 10 seasons. In those 10 seasons, Donald was a three-time Defensive Player of the Year, an eight-time first-team All-Pro, a 10-time Pro Bowl selection and the 2014 Defensive Rookie of the Year.Donald finished his career with 111 sacks, the second-most among primary defensive tackles in a career since individual sacks became an official statistic in 1982. He holds the Rams' franchise record for career sacks.
Donald said this was not the first time he considered retirement. He wrote a retirement letter after winning Super Bowl LVI with the Rams that would have been effective May 9, 2022. Ultimately, Donald said, after talking to head coach Sean McVay, he realized he wasn't ready to retire.
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