{"id":804558,"date":"2026-08-06T11:42:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T11:42:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/804558\/"},"modified":"2026-08-06T11:42:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T11:42:09","slug":"aaron-donald-officially-works-out-for-rams-as-potential-comeback-nears-latest-nfl-news-analysis-updates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/804558\/","title":{"rendered":"Aaron Donald officially works out for Rams as potential comeback nears | Latest NFL News, Analysis &#038; Updates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>McVay said last week that no decision from Donald would come during training camp, but mentioned, regarding Donald\u2019s status, that things were \u201c<a node=\"[object Object]\" class=\"inline-block relative text-plus-650 dark:text-plus-350 underline\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nfl.com\/news\/rams-hc-sean-mcvay-doesn-t-have-aaron-donald-update-but-if-there-s-an-arrow-it-s-trending-upwards\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" data-headlessui-state=\"\" target=\"_blank\">going in the right direction<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rumblings of a potential return for Donald <a node=\"[object Object]\" class=\"inline-block relative text-plus-650 dark:text-plus-350 underline\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nfl.com\/news\/rams-hc-sean-mcvay-on-potential-aaron-donald-comeback\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" data-headlessui-state=\"\" target=\"_blank\">surfaced in June<\/a> after the Rams\u2019 <a node=\"[object Object]\" class=\"inline-block relative text-plus-650 dark:text-plus-350 underline\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nfl.com\/news\/nfl-network-browns-trading-myles-garrett-to-rams-jared-verse\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" data-headlessui-state=\"\" target=\"_blank\">blockbuster trade<\/a> for reigning Defensive Player of the Year <a node=\"[object Object]\" class=\"inline-block relative text-plus-650 dark:text-plus-350 underline\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nfl.com\/players\/myles-garrett\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" data-headlessui-state=\"\" target=\"_blank\">Myles Garrett<\/a>, and the chatter has only intensified in the weeks since that Donald could return to the team for whom he starred for 10 seasons.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s not clear how much can be gleaned from a non-padded workout for a defensive tackle, but there\u2019s no reason to doubt that Donald could return and wreak havoc as a 35-year-old on a defensive line loaded with talent.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;That was honestly our way of being able to get a workout with him within the parameters of what&#8217;s necessary,&#8221; McVay said Wednesday on &#8220;NFL Daily.&#8221; &#8221; &#8230; (Run game coordinator\/defensive line coach) Giff Smith said it&#8217;s the greatest tryout he&#8217;s ever had.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Getting back into playing shape might take time, but even a slightly diminished Donald would be a welcome addition on any NFL roster. With a front line featuring Donald, Garrett,\u00a0<a node=\"[object Object]\" class=\"inline-block relative text-plus-650 dark:text-plus-350 underline\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nfl.com\/players\/kobie-turner\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" data-headlessui-state=\"\" target=\"_blank\">Kobie Turner<\/a>, <a node=\"[object Object]\" class=\"inline-block relative text-plus-650 dark:text-plus-350 underline\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nfl.com\/players\/braden-fiske\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" data-headlessui-state=\"\" target=\"_blank\">Braden Fiske<\/a>, <a node=\"[object Object]\" class=\"inline-block relative text-plus-650 dark:text-plus-350 underline\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nfl.com\/players\/poona-ford\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" data-headlessui-state=\"\" target=\"_blank\">Poona Ford<\/a> and <a node=\"[object Object]\" class=\"inline-block relative text-plus-650 dark:text-plus-350 underline\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nfl.com\/players\/byron-young-2\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" data-headlessui-state=\"\" target=\"_blank\">Byron Young<\/a>, Los Angeles would be the envy of the league and a weekly nightmare for opposing offensive lines.<\/p>\n<p>Now we wait for an official announcement from Donald on what his plans are for 2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"McVay said last week that no decision from Donald would come during training camp, but mentioned, regarding Donald\u2019s&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":710036,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[63],"tags":[295987,6255,1820,3,349,6257,99,341688],"class_list":["post-804558","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nfl","tag-aaron-donald","tag-around-the-nfl","tag-los-angeles-rams","tag-news","tag-nfl","tag-no-minute","tag-sports","tag-training-camps"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/804558","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=804558"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/804558\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/710036"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=804558"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=804558"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=804558"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}