How old is Aaron Donald?

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Aaron Donald
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Aaron Donalds is a professional American footballer who plays in the NFL as a defensive tackle for the Los Angeles Rams. Aaron Donald's career began in the Year 2014 when he was selected by the St. Louis Rams in the 2014 NFL Draft.

On June 2014 he signed a four-year contract worth $10.13 million with the St. Louis Rams. He made his NFL debut against Minnesota Vikings, in a game against Tampa Bay Buccaneers he recorded three tackles during a 19–17 victory. He continued his brilliant performance throughout the season and won the award of NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year. In the following season, he was ranked by his fellow team members at 14th in the NFL Top 100 Players of 2016.

In 2017 the Rams wanted to take exercise Donald's fifth-year option from his contract. But he did not show up for training camp and preseason and due to this dispute he was fined and for each game he missed it cost him one game check from his base salary. Donald made his debut of the season against the Washington Redskins in the loss of 20−27 where he recorded two tackles. Aaron Donald had a great season despite missing a few opening matches where he won the award of the NFL Defensive Player of the Year.

In 2018 Aaron Donald signed a six-year contract extension worth $135 million with the Rams which at that time was one of the highest-paid defensive player contracts. Since then Aaron Donald has been the IT factor for the Rams in every season. In the 2022 season in a game against the Kansas City Chiefs, Donald suffered an ankle injury which resulted in his being ruled out from the team's final six games.

Aaron Donald’s Age

Aaron Donald was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on May 23, 1991. Currently, he is 31 years old. The young player first came into the NFL when he was 22 years old.

Before his Journey began in the NFL Donald played college football for Pittsburgh, where as a sophomore in 2011 he recorded 47 tackles. He continued his excellent form in his junior year. In his senior year, Donald became the most productive and the most dominant defensive player. He was called by multiple couches as a one-man wrecking machine, the following season he was also named the ACC Defensive Player of the Year.

Donald weighs around 127 kg and is 6’1” tall. Coming into the NFL he was seen as a rare case with a combination of speed, agility, and quickness, and by his performance so far in his career, he has shown that he is all that. Donald is praised by everyone from his teammates to his coaches from college. There should be no doubt that Aaron Donald is one the best defensive player this sport has ever seen.

FAQs

A. Yes Aaron Donald was seen swinging a helmet at Bengals players.

A. For making illegal contact with a referee in the game against the San Francisco 49ers, he was fined $23,395 by the NFL.

A. The reason was that the Rams wanted to utilize the fifth-year option in Donald's contract and due to these contract extension issues, he didn't show up at training camp or the preseason.

A. Yes Aaron Donald  won the Bronco Nagurski Trophy in the year 2013.

A. In 2018 Aaron Donald signed a six-year contract extension with The Rams.

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