Aaron Donald has nothing left to accomplish in the NFL. He’s got the Defensive Player of the Year Awards (2017-2018, 2020). He’s got the Pro Bowls (2014-2022) and First-Team All-Pro selections (2015-2021). And after the Los Angeles Rams made a successful and magical run to a victory in Super Bowl 56, Donald’s got the championship cementing his legacy as one of the greatest defensive players of all time.
But, for now, as he potentially ponders his future away from a rebuilding Rams team, Donald won’t play in the 2022 Pro Bowl the week before the Super Bowl. (Never mind whether he deserved the recognition after missing the final third of the regular season.) In what some will view as a sign he’s being considered the potential next-best defensive tackle in pro football — the Washington Commanders’ Daron Payne was named the prolific Donald’s replacement on Thursday.
