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Rams make Aaron Donald highest-paid non-QB player in history

Los Angeles Ramschampion of the NFLconverted this Monday to the defensive Aaron Donald in the highest paid lineman in league history with a contract of 95 million dollars until the 2024 season. The defensive went from a salary of 22.5 million dollars a year to just over 31.6, 10 million dollars more than the now second highest paid in the league, Leonard Williams, of the New York Giants.

A week ago the 31-year-old tackle recalled that when he began his career he planned to retire after eight years in the NFL, a limit he met at the conclusion of last season. A thought that he changed with obtaining the Super Bowl LVI with the Rams. “I had talked about retiring, but by winning the Super Bowl you get a little addicted. I am not going to lie; I want to feel that again and if I am going to continue playing it is only to win another ring”, said the player in the press conference last Tuesday.

Donald is an eight-time Pro Bowl selection and three-time Defensive Player of the Year, in addition to being Defensive Rookie of the Year in 2014. The 2021 campaign was instrumental in this increase in the defensive player’s contract. He led the team in sacks at 12.5, a dominance he extended into the playoffs.

at the end of the National Conference, Donald pushed the pressure on the Los Angeles quarterback to the limit. San Francisco 49ersa situation that was repeated in the game for the championship of the NFL on Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow, whom he sacked twice. Despite his love of football, the tackle spoke of how important it was to feel an effort from the Rams not to retire.

“It’s not about money, but it’s business in the end. If I have a chance to win another Super Bowl it makes sense to play. But this is a business. We have to handle the business side of things,” he said of his $22.5 million a year salary.

the native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvaniawas selected in the 2014 Draft by Rams, since then he has only defended those colors. in eight years Aaron Donald he has 98 quarterback sacks, 440 total tackles, 282 solo tackles and has forced 23 fumbles in 127 games played.

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