Aaron Donald's contract could dominate Rams training campESPN Staff Writer
The Los Angeles Rams open training camp July 29 on the campus of UC Irvine in Southern California. Here's a closer look at the Rams' camp.
Top storyline: Aaron Donald will dominate training camp like he dominates opposing guards. The Rams' star defensive lineman has spent the offseason hoping for a restructured contract, and nothing has been solidified. It's complicated. The Rams want to continue to build around Donald, but it's hard to justify paying him like one of the game's elite defensive players, as he deserves, for one very simple reason: Donald is still two years away from free agency. That means he is very affordable, set to make less than $9 million in base salary these next two seasons. And it means both sides have a lot of ground to make up. The NFL's highest-paid defensive player is Broncos outside linebacker Von Miller, who signed a six-year, $114.5 million contract that guarantees him $70 million. But Miller signed that to replace a franchise tag. Among the five largest contracts for defensive players, only J.J. Watt's was agreed upon leading up to his fourth season. And that didn't happen until September. Internally, the Rams extended Robert Quinn and Tavon Austin before their fourth year. But those moves also took place around September. This could take a while.
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