Aaron Donald didn’t play his usual number of snaps on Saturday in Green Bay, battling through torn rib cartilage that he suffered last week. And after the Rams’ 32-18 loss, he was in tears on the sideline.
Donald said during the week that he wasn’t in any pain and he was good to go, but it’s clear he wasn’t 100% for this game. He played just over half the defensive snaps, didn’t generate much pressure and struggled to have his usual impact.
Aaron Donald is emotional on the sidelines. pic.twitter.com/lgrMRLtQZ9
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Donald is a warrior and still has yet to miss a single game in the NFL due to injury. He wasn’t going to sit this one out, no matter how much discomfort the rib injury caused him.
It was yet another tremendous season from the Rams’ All-Pro, which unfortunately ended without a Super Bowl ring once again.