Life after Aaron Donald: What’s next for Los Angeles Rams?

After ten seasons, defensive end Aaron Donald, a star for the Los Angeles Rams, announced his retirement from the NFL on Friday. After giving retirement some thought during the previous offseason, Donald made the decision to return in 2023, which ended up being his last season wearing a Rams uniform. In 154 career regular-season games, he recorded 543 tackles, 111 sacks, 176 tackles for loss, 24 caused fumbles, and 21 passes defended. In 11 postseason games, he also had 34 tackles, six sacks, and ten tackles for loss. He also contributed to the Rams’ Super Bowl 56 victory.

The Rams’ defence has a huge hole now that Donald is retired. After Donald announced his retirement, USA TODAY Sports looks at what the Rams will do moving forward:

Rebuild the defence Donald is to the Rams what Beyonce’s hit song “Irreplaceable” is to Beyoncé. For a Rams team that has produced players like Eric Dickerson, Deacon Jones, Jackie Slater, Isaac Bruce, and more, it is quite possible to make a strong argument that Donald is the greatest player of all time. Everything about the Los Angeles Rams: the most recent information on injuries, schedule, roster, statistics, and more.

For ten years, Donald was the best defensive player in the NFL and a formidable three-technique defensive lineman. The Rams centred their defence on Donald. The Rams will need to locate another three-technique defensive anchor if they want to rebuild their defence from the inside out, and those are hard to come by.