@ericsgeller: No need to vilify @AaronDonald97 or the @RamsNFL on the contract stalemate. It’s part of the Pro Sports Culture. Not agreeing to approx $21M bcuz you want approx $25M is par for the course. It’ll get done. It’s just something most of us can’t fathom. #PayAD99 #NFLTrainingCamp

Me: Here’s the dilemma for Donald. Sitting out the entire year with no guarantee that he’s won’t have to sit out next year as well is not a good business decision.

And playing this year for $6.8M, risking injury, and leaving a $21M/yr deal on the table is problematic at the very least.

Does it hurt the Rams not to have Donald? Of course. But the Rams will survive. Donald plays a much more injury risky position than QB. If he gets hurt like Geno Atkins did or Robert Quinn did, Donald gets hurt much more than the Rams.

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