Aaron Donald
American football player
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| July 2024 | In an interview with former Miami Dolphins linebacker Channing Crowder, Donald explained his retirement, citing feeling accomplished and losing passion for the persistent training required in professional football. |
| March 15 2024 | Aaron Donald announced his retirement from professional football via social media. |
| 2023 | Aaron Donald participated in 1 postseason game for the Los Angeles Rams, recording 3 combined tackles, 1 solo tackle, in what appears to be a limited performance. |
| 2023 | Aaron Donald recorded eight sacks, 53 total tackles (28 solo, 25 assists), and three passes defended, helping the Rams reach a 10-7 record and return to the playoffs. He earned his tenth Pro Bowl and eighth first-team All-Pro honors. |
| 2022 | Donald earned Pro Bowl honors for the ninth time in his career. He missed the team's final six games due to an ankle sprain, finishing the season with 49 combined tackles, ten tackles for loss, and five sacks. |
| 2022 | Donald was ranked 11th by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2023 list. |
| 2022 | Ranked second by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2022. |
| 2022 | Won Super Bowl LVI with the Los Angeles Rams. |
| August 25 2022 | Donald was involved in a joint-practice fight between the Rams and Cincinnati Bengals, during which he was recorded swinging a Bengals player's helmet at other Bengals players. |
| June 7 2022 | Aaron Donald re-negotiated his contract with the Los Angeles Rams, becoming the first non-quarterback to average more than $30 million per season. The deal added $40 million over the last three years of his original six-year, $135 million contract. |
| 2021 | Aaron Donald and his wife welcomed their first son together. |
| 2021 | Donald appeared in 4 postseason games, demonstrating strong performance with 13 combined tackles, 6 solo tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, and 1 pass defended. |
| 2021 | Pressured 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo in the NFC Championship, leading to a game-sealing interception as the Rams won 20-17. |
| 2021 | Earned Pro Bowl nomination and First Team All-Pro honors. |
| 2021 | Choked D.J. Humphries and threw a punch in the Wild Card Round against the Cardinals, with the Rams winning 34-11. |
| 2021 | Choked Green Bay Packers guard Lucas Patrick in Week 12, resulting in a $10,300 fine. |
| 2021 | In Super Bowl LVI against the Cincinnati Bengals, recorded two sacks and three quarterback hits, including a game-sealing pressure play on fourth-and-1 that resulted in an incompletion and a 23-20 win. |
| 2021 | Recorded three sacks, five tackles, three for a loss, and a pass deflection in a 30-23 road victory over the Cardinals, earning NFC Defensive Player of the Week. |
| December 2021 | Earned NFC Defensive Player of the Month for December. |
| 2020 | Won his second NFL Defensive Player of the Year award and was ranked No. 1 in the NFL Top 100 Players of 2019. |
| 2020 | In the postseason, Donald played 2 games for the Rams, recording 4 combined tackles, 3 solo tackles, and 2 tackles for loss. |
| 2020 | During the NFL season opener against the Dallas Cowboys, Donald recorded his first sack of the season on quarterback Dak Prescott in a 20-17 win. |
| 2020 | Against the Miami Dolphins, Donald recorded a strip sack on rookie quarterback Tua Tagovailoa on Tagovailoa's first career passing attempt during a 28-17 road loss. |
| 2020 | Selected for the 2021 Pro Bowl and earned First Team All-Pro honors. |
| 2020 | In Week 12 against the 49ers, Donald recorded a sack on Nick Mullens and forced a fumble on running back Raheem Mostert that was returned for a touchdown by Troy Hill during a 23-20 loss. |
| 2020 | In a game against the Buffalo Bills, Donald recorded two sacks on Josh Allen, including a strip sack that he personally recovered, despite the team's 35-32 road loss. |
| 2020 | In the Wild Card Round playoff game against the Seahawks, Donald sacked Russell Wilson twice during a 30-20 win. |
| 2020 | In Week 5 against the Washington Football Team, Donald recorded four sacks during a 30-10 road victory, earning him NFC Defensive Player of the Week honors. |
| April 27 2020 | Aaron Donald publicly announced his graduation from the University of Pittsburgh with a degree in communications via Twitter. |
| February 6 2020 | Named 2020 NFL Defensive Player of the Year for the third time in four years. |
| 2019 | During Week 11 against the Bears on Sunday Night Football, Donald recorded two sacks, four tackles, and a pass defensed in a 17–7 victory, earning NFC Defensive Player of the Week honors. |
| 2019 | Donald was selected for the 2020 Pro Bowl and earned First Team All-Pro honors after finishing the season with 48 tackles, 12.5 sacks, two pass deflections, two forced fumbles, and a fumble recovery in 16 games. |
| 2019 | Against the Atlanta Falcons, Donald recorded a strip sack on Matt Ryan and recovered the football in a 37–10 road victory. |
| 2019 | In a game against the 49ers, Donald sacked Jimmy Garoppolo twice in a 20–7 loss. |
| 2019 | In Week 16 against the 49ers, Donald sacked Jimmy Garoppolo 1.5 times during a 34–31 road loss. |
| 2019 | During Week 3, Donald recorded his first sack of the season on Baker Mayfield in a 20–13 road victory against the Cleveland Browns, though he was subsequently fined $21,056 for a roughing the passer hit. |
| February 3 2019 | Played in Super Bowl LIII, recording five tackles, but the Rams lost 13-3 to the New England Patriots. |
| February 2 2019 | Won NFL Defensive Player of the Year for the second consecutive season, joining Lawrence Taylor and J.J. Watt as the only players to achieve this feat. |
| January 4 2019 | Named to the AP All-Pro First-team as the only unanimous selection. |
| 2018 | Donald played in 3 postseason games with the Rams, achieving 9 combined tackles, 5 solo tackles, and 3 tackles for loss. |
| 2018 | Broke the record for most sacks in a season by a defensive tackle, finishing with 20.5 sacks, surpassing Keith Millard's previous record of 18.0 sacks. |
| December 2018 | Named NFC Defensive Player of the Month for December. |
| October 2018 | Named NFC Defensive Player of the Month for October, recording eight sacks, 17 tackles, and a forced fumble. |
| August 31 2018 | Signed a six-year, $135 million contract extension with $87 million guaranteed, becoming the highest-paid defensive player in NFL history at the time. |
| 2017 | Won his first NFL Defensive Player of the Year award and was named to the Pro Football Hall of Fame All-Decade Team for the 2010s. |
| 2017 | Aaron Donald participated in his first postseason game with the Los Angeles Rams, recording 5 combined tackles, 4 solo tackles, and 0.5 tackles for loss. |
| 2017 | Ranked #7 by peers on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2018. |
| 2017 | Named NFL Defensive Player of the Year after finishing the season with 41 tackles, 11 sacks, and a career-high five forced fumbles. |
| December 19 2017 | Named to his fourth consecutive Pro Bowl and later named first-team All-Pro for the third time. |
| September 9 2017 | Donald reported to the Rams and passed his physical, ending his contract holdout, though he did not play in the season-opener. |
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