Extension talks with Rams DT Aaron Donald 'definitely coming'

Extension talks with Rams DT Aaron Donald 'definitely coming'

By Alden Gonzalez

INDIANAPOLIS -- The Los Angeles Rams will have Aaron Donald under control for two more seasons at a very reasonable rate, but it may be time to start thinking about extending that even further.

The Rams aren't going to let the game's best interior pass rusher go anywhere.

"It’s definitely coming," Rams general manager Les Snead, speaking from the scouting combine on Thursday, said about beginning extension talks with Donald and his representatives. "The guy deserves a raise, there’s no doubt. Whether he gets a raise or not, he’s going to show up, do the things he does. But that’s coming."

Donald is set to make a base salary of $1,802,250 in 2017. His fifth-year option for 2018 would pay him the average of the third- to 25th-highest-paid players at his position, since Donald was a first-round pick who wasn't taken within the top 10. That figure is expected to be slightly more than $6 million. The Rams must exercise Donald's fifth-year option by May 3.

It's the definition of a formality, but negotiating Donald's extension isn't necessarily the priority just yet.

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