Sean McVay praises Aaron Donald as Rams await DT's decision - ESPN

LOS ANGELES — Rams coach Sean McVay said Thursday he doesn't have an answer to whether Aaron Donald will come out of retirement this season but added that the former All-Pro defensive tackle «looked outstanding» during his workout with the team Tuesday.

Donald, who spent his entire 10-year career with the Rams before retiring in March 2024, was listed on the NFL transaction wire Wednesday as taking part in a tryout with the Rams, something McVay said was «kind of semantical to be able to use the equipment and things like that to fall under the legalities with the CBA.»

McVay said Donald, 35, worked out at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles on an off day during training camp. His session was with defensive line coach Giff Smith, along with senior vice president of sports medicine and performance Reggie Scott and senior director of strength and conditioning Justin Lovett.

«He's very deliberate and intentional about what this looks like,» McVay said of Donald. "… Things are going in the right direction. He's feeling good, but we're not to where we are able to say whether or not he is or isn't ready to do it. But he's doing great, and he looked outstanding, as I think all of us would expect."

McVay added that Donald will not take part in another workout with the Rams during this process but has «some other plans that he'll be able to do offsite on his own.»

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Though McVay has said he doesn't want to give a timeline for Donald's decision, he has indicated in the past that if Donald returns, he would be «all-in.»

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