Aaron Donald Hanging Em Up

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Aaron Donald Hanging Em Up

Post by Jobu » Fri Mar 15, 2024 5:00 pm

https://sports.yahoo.com/aaron-donald-3 ... 16800.html

Great player…great career.
Always a bit sad to see the icons retire.



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Post by Steel Ubaldo » Fri Mar 15, 2024 5:52 pm

He was one of my favorite non Steelers. I am shocked he walked away from $13 million. I know he’s earned over $150 million but $13 million is a LOT of money and he is a one divorce and a few child support orders away from wishing he had that $13 million.

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Post by Ice » Fri Mar 15, 2024 5:55 pm

Hail To Pitt! Awesome career, and a great human being by all accounts.
Nothing left to do but smile, smile, smile...

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Post by Pabst » Fri Mar 15, 2024 7:38 pm

I think the Rams might be in some trouble defensively after this.

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Post by steelclan » Fri Mar 15, 2024 7:53 pm

IMHO the best defensive player ever.

He made the Rams relevant.

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Post by RemoAZ » Sat Mar 16, 2024 1:34 am

steelclan wrote:
Fri Mar 15, 2024 7:53 pm
IMHO the best defensive player ever.

He made the Rams relevant.
Wow that's a bold statement. I used to think it was LT but watching highlights of Reggie White tossing 300lb linemen around like they were children makes me second guess that. I knew White was great while he was playing but watching the highlight reels brings it to another level.
Howard Griffith had to resort to chop-blocking him during the 1997 AFC Championship Game. An incredulous Kirkland asked Griffith, “Why do you have to use cheap tactics like chop-blocking?” Griffith replied “Why do you have to be a 300-pound linebacker?”

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Post by CKSteeler » Sat Mar 16, 2024 3:43 am

LT is overrated having played in the NY market. Reggie White has become criminally underrated.

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Post by RemoAZ » Sat Mar 16, 2024 12:22 pm

I'm old enough to remember watching LT play. He is not overrated. Teams had to scheme for him or they wouldn't be throwing the ball. I also remember watching destroy Theisman's knee live. That was horrible.

Reggie was freakishly strong and a great athlete. Also a fantastic human being by all reports.
Howard Griffith had to resort to chop-blocking him during the 1997 AFC Championship Game. An incredulous Kirkland asked Griffith, “Why do you have to use cheap tactics like chop-blocking?” Griffith replied “Why do you have to be a 300-pound linebacker?”

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