Overview
- Rams coach Sean McVay confirmed he and Aaron Donald have stayed in contact and said Donald’s training is progressing but that no decision on a return has been made.
- Donald has been a regular presence around the Rams organization since retiring in March 2024 and was seen doing an intense workout on the team practice field earlier this month.
- The Rams’ trade for Myles Garrett prompted Donald to reconsider retirement and sparked the current wave of talks about a possible part‑time return.
- Before any deal can happen the parties must clear medical and conditioning checks, renegotiate or restructure roughly $30 million in prior contract/cap obligations, and define a limited snap plan.
- The Rams say they will wait for Donald to decide with training camp and the early season as the near‑term windows to watch, and analysts say a specialist Donald beside Garrett would markedly boost the team’s pass rush.