Nearly four months ago Thursday, Rams star Aaron Donald was reportedly prepared to hang up his cleats and walk away from the game he loved.
NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported Thursday that Donald’s agent, Todd Frances of Athletes First, sent a letter to the Rams’ leadership during the offseason, stating that Donald’s retirement was supposedly “effective on May 9.”
However, the letter, one that was addressed to NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, was never dispatched to the league office and remained unpublicized until now, according to Rapoport. Instead of Donald’s retirement in early May, Frances advocated for a pay raise for the All-Pro defensive tackle that did not include more years to his contract.