One of the best defensive players in the NFL, Aaron Donald, has announced his immediate retirement. The defensive tackle, who will turn 33 in May, played in the NFL for ten seasons, all with the Los Angeles Rams.
He is one of three men to have won three NFL Defensive Player of the Year awards, and he assisted them in winning the Super Bowl in 2022.
He said, “Cheers to what’s next,” on X. “Extending a big thank you to the Rams and all of the fans for your support.
Source: BBC
How much did Aaron Donald make?
Aaron agreed to a four-year contract extension with the Rams in 2014, guaranteeing $10,136,500 as a guaranteed salary and an average yearly salary of $2,534,125, with a $5,692,000 signing bonus.
In 2018, he inked a $135,000,000, six-year contract, his second with the Rams. According to this contract, he would receive a guaranteed salary of $86,892,000, a signing bonus of $40,000,000, and an average yearly compensation of $22,500,000.
According to the rules of his contract, he would have earned nearly $34 million this year if he hadn’t declared his retirement.
Aaron Donald’s career stats
Aaron Donald played 154 games over ten seasons in the NFL, recording 340 solo tackles, 203 assisted stops, 111.0 sacks, and seven fumble recoveries. Throughout his career, he recorded nine solo tackles, fifteen assisted tackles, and 6.0 sacks in 11 playoff games.
Throughout his ten seasons in the league, Donald was selected to the Pro Bowl eight times, won three times as the Defensive Player of the Year, and was named to the All-Pro team.
