“Brings the worst out in people” – Aaron Donald recalls the worst years of career, says ‘it was the worst feeling in the world’
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Aaron Donald is considered by many to be the greatest defensive player in the NFL. He was the centerpiece to the Rams’ victory in Super Bowl LVI. The 30-year old defensive tackle made the game-winning tackles that helped Los Angeles win the Super Bowl.
The Rams are feared throughout the NFL because of Aaron Donald, Jalen Ramsey, Cooper Kupp to many a few stars. However, this wasn’t always the case. There was a time when their defense didn’t even break top 10 despite Donald being in it.
“Horrible” – Aaron Donald describe his initial years in the NFL
Aaron Donald was picked 13th overall out of Pittsburgh in the 2014 NFL draft. He dominate every game in his rookie season and was voted to the Pro Bowl. He also won the NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year award and was named to the NFL All-Rookie Team. The rest of the Rams’ defense was not as effective and powerful as Donald was.
The Rams were 17-31 in Donald’s first three years—two in St. Louis, one in Los Angeles. They finished 16th, 13th, and 23rd in scoring defense. “Horrible,” said Donald of his early years. “I tell people all the time it was the worst feeling in the world. It’s kinda like, you keep studying for the test but you keep failing. In St. Louis or that first year in California—that was one of the years I got my most fines just for doing silly things.”
Aaron Donald has been fined over $170,000 in his career
The 3x DPOY is often known to be a hot headed player. He has been fined 11 times across his eight NFL seasons for a total of $178,160, per Spotrac. This year alone he has been in 3 altercations one of which occurred in the Super Bowl. Donald was fined $10,300 for his grab of the throat on Packers right guard Lucus Patrick in late November and $10,815 for choking Cardinals left tackle D.J. Humphries in the wild card game.
“Losing, man,” Donald said. “It just brings the worst out in people.” Aaron Donald sure had more than his fair share of worst games, all that is in the past now that he’s a World Champion!
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