Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray said the quiet part out loud about Aaron Donald’s retirement.
On Friday, Donald announced that his NFL career was coming to an end after 10 seasons. The Los Angeles Rams star shared a heartfelt post thanking everyone who was a part of his journey.
Donald, a shoo-in to be a first-ballot Hall of Famer, unsurprisingly received an outpouring of love and support from players and fans alike.
Murray showed his respect for Donald in a different way. The Cardinals QB went viral on X, formerly Twitter, for expressing relief that Donald was no longer going to be lurking on the Rams’ defensive line.
“THANK GOD.” wrote Murray in response to Donald’s farewell post.
Murray did follow up 10 minutes later with another, more serious post to honor Donald. But Murray still ended his message by asking Donald never to come back.
Murray has grown well-acquainted with Donald given that the Rams and Cardinals play in the same division. Murray has just one win across nine career games played against the Rams.
Donald has sacked Murray seven times and has 11 quarterback hits against the Cardinals star. The memory of Donald’s three-sack performance in a 30-23 Rams win on Dec. 13, 2021 is probably still vivid in Murray’s mind.
Murray and every other quarterback in the league can breathe a sigh of relief knowing that Donald will no longer be trying to tackle them on an NFL field.
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