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When Los Angeles Rams defensive tackle Aaron Donald originally retired from the NFL after the 2023 season, he finished his career with 111 sacks. The three-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year's biggest total came in 2018 when he recorded 20.5 sacks in a season.
When Donald returned to the NFL this season after coming out of retirement, fans fully expected Donald to come back to the high level he was previously playing at in the league. However, Donald's gotten off to a slower start to the 2026 season.
He's missed two games this season, one was the opening contest in Australia versus the San Francisco 49ers and the other was in Week 5 for a back injury. Through his first seven games, he recorded 13 tackles and one fumble recovery, but he had yet to get that first sack of the season.
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Donald finally recorded that first sack of the season on Sunday when the Rams faced the Arizona Cardinals. He sacked rookie Carson Beck, who was making his NFL debut with Gardner Minshew landing on the injured reserve list this past week. What a way for Beck to be welcomed to the NFL by being sacked by one of the greatest defensive tackles in NFL history.
Beck was almost sacked by Myles Garrett, the reigning NFL Defensive Player of the Year who was acquired by the Rams in the offseason, before Donald finished the job. Fans finally get to witness the great duo of Garrett and Donald playing together after the former underwent knee surgery following the first contest of the season. Garrett returned last weekend after missing seven games and recorded three sacks of his own in an immaculate return.
This was the first sack Donald registered since Dec. 31, 2023 when he recorded two sacks against the New York Giants. It was a long time coming for Donald, and it was well worth the wait. It's always fun watching Donald do what he's best at.
Now that Donald's gotten that first sack of his unretirement down, there's a good chance we'll start seeing more from him. It was the spark he needed to ignite his firepower.
Donald and the Rams will next play on Thanksgiving Eve against the Green Bay Packers as they head into their bye this week.
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