Aaron Donald focusing on 'the moment,' not future, after game-sealing play delivers Los Angeles Rams elusive Super Bowl win

INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Aaron Donald capped off a dominant performance by the Los Angeles Rams' defensive front when he pressured Joe Burrow into an errant thrown on fourth down, shutting the door on the Cincinnati Bengals' hopes of a last-minute comeback in Super Bowl LVI.

And after the Rams' 23-20 win, Donald didn't shut the door on the possibility that he could retire at age 30 now that he's finally a world champion.

There had been no public indications that Donald was considering that until Rodney Harrison said on NBC's pregame broadcast that the All-Pro defensive lineman told him «there's a strong possibility» he could retire if the Rams win the Super Bowl.

Donald was surrounded by his family, including 8-year-old daughter Jaeda, as he answered questions at the podium postgame. He offered neither confirmation nor denial when asked about the possibility of retiring.

«I'm just in the moment right now,» he said. «I'm enjoying this with my family. I promised my daughter this when she was 5 years old, to play in the confetti… so I'm just in the moment right now. I'm going to enjoy this with my teammates, my family and I'm just going to be in the moment and enjoy this today, for a couple days, how about that? It's a blessing.»

Donald has three years and $55 million — none of which is guaranteed — remaining on the six-year, $135 million extension he signed in 2018, according to Over The Cap. He has made the Pro Bowl in every season since the Rams drafted him in the first round in 2014, was named a First-Team All-Pro for the seventh straight year and had another typically dominant season that put him in the running for what would have been a record fourth Defensive Player of the Year award.

After the Rams won the NFC title game