Aaron Donald continues to work out as he contemplates coming out of retirement, training both privately at the Los Angeles Rams’ facility and at home in videos that he’s been posting on Instagram.
Drew Brees has seen some of the workouts Donald has posted and it leaves no doubt in his mind that the All-Pro pass rusher could realistically return to the Rams. In an interview with USA TODAY Sports, Brees said he “absolutely” thinks there’s a real chance Donald comes back because of the favorable situation he’d be put in.
“I do. I absolutely do,” Brees said. “I absolutely do because first off, I’ve watched the guy on Instagram and he looks like he’s staying in pretty good shape. I mean, I’m still pretty scared of him,” Brees said. “For him to sit there and go, ‘Wait a minute, you mean I can come back, I don’t have to play a full game, I can play between 20, 25 snaps a game, it’s always going to be a pass rush, I’m always going to be matched up against the worst offensive lineman and all the attention is going to Myles Garrett and some of these other monsters up there? Like, yeah, why not?’ And truly make a Super Bowl run, I think that temptation might be too much for him to pass up.”
The Rams’ acquisition of Garrett is what got the ball rolling and the wheels spinning in Donald’s mind. He’s never thought about returning before, but with the chance to pair with another multi-time Defensive Player of the Year, Donald is seriously thinking about it.
Adam Schefter of ESPN says it’ll be “a while” before we get a final decision from Donald but it’s a very real possibility that he comes out of retirement after watching from the sidelines for the last two years.
And it’s a scary proposition for opposing linemen trying to block two of the best defenders of this generation in Garrett and Donald. Brees played against both of them, so he knows how talented they are as individuals, let alone on the same defensive line.
This article originally appeared on Rams Wire: Drew Brees ‘absolutely’ thinks Aaron Donald could return to Rams
Reporting by Cameron DaSilva, Rams Wire / Rams Wire
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By Cameron DaSilva, Rams Wire | USA TODAY Network
