Rams All-Pro Aaron Donald: 'I keep telling people, I get better with age'

Los Angeles Rams head coach Sean McVay eased the minds of concerned fans when he confirmed in late March that All-Pro defensive tackle Aaron Donald is returning for the 2022 NFL season following rumors that the three-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year could retire if he added a Super Bowl championship to his Hall of Fame résumé, which he did in February. 

According to Myles Simmons of Pro Football Talk, Donald didn't sound like a 30-year-old ready to call time on his career during a recent appearance on the "Million Dollaz Worth of Game" podcast.

"Yeah, I’m faster," Donald said of his perceived improvement. "I was just with my guy Wednesday training and I always ask after I work, 'What do you think?' And he [said] back, 'You’ve got about three, five more years in you with how you’re moving.' So, I feel good, I really do feel good. I feel quick, I feel explosive.

"I don’t feel like I’m slowing down — if anything I feel like I’m getting faster. I feel like I’m in better shape. I keep telling people, I get better with age, man. I don’t slow down. I just feel like I’m getting that much stronger. I look better with age and all that." 

Both McVay and general manager Les Snead have publicly stated the Rams are working on signing Donald to a new contract that will both reward him for being a seven-time First-Team All-Pro and also allow the organization to retain a championship-caliber roster for 2022, and, ideally, beyond.