Aaron Donald: “Winning a Super Bowl makes you addicted”

The Rams’ All-Star Defensive Lineman Admitted He Now Understands Why Tom Brady Is Still In The NFL After Seven Rings

The defensive lineman Aaron Donaldchampion in Super Bowl LVI with Los Angeles Ramsasserted this Tuesday that winning a championship of the NFL it makes you addicted to staying in the league and not thinking about retirement.

“I had talked about retiring, but by winning a superbowl you get a little addicted. I’m not going to lie, I want to feel that again. That experience is like no other. If I am going to continue playing it is only to win another superbowl“he explained donald.

The 31-year-old lineman has said repeatedly since the beginning of his career, which began in 2014, that he would retire when he had eight years in the NFLa limit that he fulfilled at the end of the 2021 campaign and that he crowned with obtaining his first ring of superbowl.

Although this achievement is expected to change his mind to sign a contract extension, the tackle mentioned that he is still considering the possibility of retirement.

“I’ve been saying since I came into the league that I was going to play eight years and be done. Then some thought; he said if he wins a superbowl would withdraw. No, I said he would play eight years, and he would probably stop playing football,” he said.

The 2021 season was spectacular for Aaron Donald. He had 12.5 sacks, forced four fumbles, had 84 tackles, generated 64 quarterback pressures, and was selected Pro Bowl for the eighth time and won the superbowl.

The lineman agreed that the title and his numbers have made me waver in my stance on saying goodbye.

“When I remember saying it would be over in eight years, but then you experience something like that, I want to do everything I can to experience it again. Now I see why Tom Brady can play for so long, because this guy won seven rings.

Despite his love of the game, the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania native underscored how important it will be to stay in the rams an upgrade to his contract that currently pays him $14.25 million a year.

“It’s not about money, but it’s business in the end. I don’t want to play if I can’t win. If I have a real chance to win another superbowl it makes sense to play; but then again, it’s still a business. We have to handle the business side of things.”