All-Pro defensive tackle Aaron Donald has unretired and returned to the Los Angeles Rams, the team announced on August 30, 2026.
Donald has appeared in 154 regular season games (150 starts) and recorded 543 tackles (340 solo), 111.0 sacks, 176 tackles for loss, 790 pressures, 256 quarterback hits, 525 hurries, 24 forced fumbles, seven fumble recoveries, and 21 passes defended. Donald also appeared in 11 postseason games, including two Super Bowls and two NFC Championship Games, and notched 34 tackles (19 solo), 6.0 sacks, 10 tackles for loss, 51 pressures, 16 quarterback hits, 34 hurries and one pass defended. He was part of the Rams team that played in Super Bowl LVI at SoFi Stadium and recorded the iconic, game-sealing defensive stop that brought a championship to Los Angeles.
Despite missing the previous two seasons, Donald ranks seventh among active players in career sacks (111.0), first in pressures (790), second in tackles for loss (176), second in quarterback hits (256), third in hurries (525) and tied for third in forced fumbles (24), according to TruMedia. He is also the franchise leader in sacks (since becoming an official stat in 1982) and ranks first in tackles for loss and second in forced fumbles. His 154 regular season, games played in a Rams uniform are the 21st-most in franchise history.
Donald is one-of-three players in NFL history to have won the Associated Press NFL Defensive Player of the Year Award three times (2017, 2018 and 2020). Additionally, he was named NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year in 2014. Over his 10-year NFL career, Donald was named a Pro Bowler every season and earned eight First-Team All-Pro honors. He was also one-of-three players named a unanimous selection to the NFL 2010s All-Decade Team, joining the likes of Tom Brady and J.J. Watt.
