McVay will not play Aaron Donald in Australia if he is not ready
Aaron Donald is on the same Rams 53 as Myles Garrett. Week 1 is September 10 against the 49ers in Australia. Sean McVay told the Los Angeles Times on September 1 that if Donald is not ready, he absolutely would not have him play in Australia. Monday's non-practice was part of the plan. Polymarket's "Donald to Play Week 1?" market sits around 56-57 percent Yes on thin volume, a mood meter, not a forecast. The club announced the return; reporters have the deal at about one year and $20 million wit
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The Rams previewed Donald's return and Week 1 in Australia on Between the Horns
Read sourceThe official Rams show on September 1 opened on 53-man reactions, then turned to Aaron Donald and the Australia game against the 49ers. Donald and Myles Garrett are on the same roster. McVay is treating Donald as day-to-day.
Aaron Donald returned to the Rams on a one-year deal worth about $20 million
Read sourceCBS Sports reported the un-retirement as a one-year, $20 million deal. Rapoport and Schefter have put incentives that can take the package to about $30 million. The club announced the return, not the dollars.
Micah Parsons called Donald the last Infinity Stone on the Rams defense
Read sourceBleacher Report's clip of Micah Parsons saying the Rams got the last Infinity Stone is the viral language around Donald lining up next to Myles Garrett. The pairing is already on the 53. Week 1 in Australia is still a snap-count question.
D'Marco Farr talked through Donald's return on Good Morning Football
Read sourceNFL Network's Good Morning Football had D'Marco Farr on Donald and the Rams. The culture fight is whether Melbourne gets the debut or McVay holds him if he is not ready.
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