INGLEWOOD, Calif. Aaron Donald has been around long enough to know he might not get this chance again. The same goes for everybody in the Los Angeles Rams' constellation of stars around him.
I N G L EWO O D, Ca l i f. Aaron Donald has been around long enough to know he might not get this chance again. The same goes for everybody in the Los Angeles Rams’ constellation of stars around him.
Late in his eighth NFL season as the best defensive lineman of his generation, Donald’s career is rich with individual honors, but lacking ultimate team success. The Rams made several bold moves this season to build a team around Donald more capable of winning it all, and now they’re one step away from playing in a Super Bowl in their home stadium when they host the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC Championship Game today.
“I feel like I’ve accomplished a lot in a short amount of time in this league,” said Donald, the seven-time All-Pro and three-time Defensive Player of the Year. “The only thing I’m lacking now is being a world champion. To get to that point, we’ve got to win this week.” After crying on the sideline last January when the Rams’ season slipped aw
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