Cardinals QB Kyler Murray has an epic reaction to Aaron Donald’s retirement

Aaron Donald's 100th career tackle was against the Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray.


Cardinals QB Kyler Murray has an epic reaction to Aaron Donald’s retirement

Aaron Donald and Kyler Murray (Via theScore/Imago)

Last Friday, the NFL came across the sad news of Aaron Donald ending his potential Hall-of-Famer career and bid goodbye to the Los Angeles Rams after a decade of playing as the defensive tackle. He retired after establishing his name among the defensive legends in the league with 111 sacks and a Super Bowl ring. 

Adding a pinch of laughter to the teary eyes, the Arizona Cardinals’ quarterback Kyler Murray lightened the situation by giving the most hilarious and epic reaction to Aaron Donald’s retirement, on Friday. Well, Donald has a reputation for terrorizing the opponent’s offense on the football field. 

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Though his retirement is an emotional moment for everyone in the league, it’s also a moment of relief for the other teams. This is why, Murray’s two-word reaction on X, writing, “THANK GOD” along with emojis to make his joke clear, couldn’t have been more perfect. 

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Interestingly, this isn’t the first time Murray and Donald’s names have been mentioned in the same sentence. The star defensive player’s 100th career tackle was, in fact, against the Cardinals quarterback. The Rams have even shared a video of that game on YouTube titled:

Highlights: Aaron Donald Sacking Kyler Murray For 1 Minute Straight.
The YouTube video was titled

After getting drafted in the first round of the 2014 NFL Draft, Donald went on to prove why he was among the top prospects of his class. In his 10-year-long career, he has been honored with three Defensive Player of the Year awards 10 Pro Bowl selections, 8 first-team All-Pro nods, 3 Defensive Player of the Year awards, and 1 Super Bowl ring

Kyler Murray’s tribute to Aaron Donald on his retirement

Those who have played alongside Donald and against him know what makes him a potential Hall of Famer, especially Murray. That’s why the quarterback didn’t just joke about his retirement, but also paid tribute to him on his X account. 

Aaron Donald (via Sky Sports)
Aaron Donald (via Sky Sports)

Murray wrote:

Honored to have competed against the best of All-Time! @AaronDonald97. 
Kyler Murray wrote

He added another funny comment:

Enjoy ya retirement and plz don’t come back.
Kyler Murray added

In his NFL career, Donald has played 20 games against the Cardinals, where he racked up more than he has ever made against any team– 16 sacks and 26 tackles. But now that he has retired, the Cardinals and Murray can finally take a breath of relief going into the next NFL season.

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