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A one-year deal worth $20 million, escalating to as much as $30 million for 2026 per a source, brings Aaron Donald back to the Los Angeles Rams after two seasons away from the game.
Donald is 35, a three-time Defensive Player of the Year and nine-time All-Pro across a 10-year career he walked away from in 2024. One analyst put the Rams' Super Bowl odds at +550 before the signing was confirmed.
Donald announced the return Sunday through a video on Instagram, writing "We back" in the caption. The approach contrasted with Michael Jordan's 1995 NBA return, which arrived as a two-word statement.
His wife Erica Donald followed on X, posting that she had let him out of the house. The preparation behind that announcement was less casual.
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