Aaron Donald works out for Rams in latest step on comeback path

Nbcwashington · Aug 05, 2026 · 327 words · By Greg Beacham; The Associated Press

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Aaron Donald formally worked out for the Los Angeles Rams on Wednesday, presumably taking one of the final steps before the superstar defensive tackle decides whether to end his 2 1/2-year retirement.

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The 35-year-old Donald participated in a hosted workout with the Rams, according to the league's official transaction wire, which records such workouts with free agents before their possible signings to NFL rosters.

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Claim 1: “The 30-year-old Garrett won two of the last three Defensive Player of the Year awards in Cleveland, where he received five All-Pro nods and seven Pro Bowl selections”

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No evidence was provided in the search results to verify Myles Garrett's age or specific award counts in the provided evidence block.

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Claim 2: “The Rams are planning to reconvene in Woodland Hills on Saturday for their first post-camp practice”

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Only one provided web search result (Yahoo Sports) mentions the plan to reconvene in Woodland Hills on Saturday for the first post-camp practice.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Los Angeles Rams are a professional American football team based in the Greater Los Angeles area. The Rams compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Confer…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Rams Village at Warner Center in the Woodland Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, United States is a mixed-use complex with the headquarters of the Los Angeles Rams of the National Foot…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Warner Center is a master-planned business district in the Woodland Hills and Canoga Park neighborhoods of the San Fernando Valley portion of the city of Los Angeles, California. Warner Center is gene…
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Claim 3: “setting the NFL's single-season sacks record last year”

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No evidence was provided in the search results regarding Myles Garrett setting the NFL single-season sacks record last year.

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Claim 4: “the Rams traded for Garrett”

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Both a cross-reference (Flipboard) and a web search result confirm that the Rams traded for Myles Garrett.

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web search NEUTRAL — Translate Los. See 3 authoritative translations of Los in English with example sentences, phrases and audio pronunciations.
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web search NEUTRAL — Los Angeles - Wikipedia
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Claim 5: “Donald has been working out at the Rams' Woodland Hills training complex and at home for several weeks”

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Two independent web sources explicitly state that Donald has been working out at the Rams' Woodland Hills training complex and at home for several weeks.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024 season was the Los Angeles Rams' 87th in the National Football League (NFL), their 88th overall, 58th in the Greater Los Angeles Area, fifth playing their home games at SoFi Stadium and eight…
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Claim 6: “The 35-year-old Donald participated in a hosted workout with the Rams, according to the league's official transaction wire”

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Multiple sources confirm the workout was recorded on the league's official transaction wire and mention Donald's age as 35.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 season will be the Los Angeles Rams' 89th in the National Football League (NFL), their 90th overall, 60th in the Greater Los Angeles Area, seventh playing their home games at SoFi Stadium and…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Aaron Charles Donald (born May 23, 1991) is an American former professional football defensive tackle who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 10 seasons with the Los Angeles Rams franchis…
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Claim 7: “the Rams didn't expect a decision until after they wrap up training camp at Loyola Marymount University this week”

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Only one provided web search result (Yahoo Sports) mentions the Rams wrapping up training camp at Loyola Marymount University this week. Other results are general Wikipedia entries about Los Angeles or the Rams.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Coleman Rice Shelton (born July 28, 1995) is an American professional football center for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Washington Husk…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of notable alumni of Loyola High School in Los Angeles.
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Claim 8: “He won the AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year award three times along with eight All-Pro selections, 10 Pro Bowl selections and a Super Bowl championship ring”

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Wikipedia and multiple news sources confirm the specific accolades: 3x Defensive Player of the Year, 8x All-Pro, 10x Pro Bowl, and a Super Bowl ring.

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web search NEUTRAL — Donald was named Defensive Player of the Year a record three times, along with receiving Pro Bowl selections in all 10 of his seasons and eight first-team All-Pro honors. He was also a member of the t…
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web search NEUTRAL — Donald retired somewhat abruptly in March 2024 following a decorated 10-year career spent entirely with the Rams. He won the AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year award three times along with eight All-…
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web search NEUTRAL — During that span, he won a Super Bowl, earned eight All-Pro selections, captured three Defensive Player of the Year awards, and cemented himself as a surefire first-ballot Hall of Famer.
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Claim 9: “Donald retired somewhat abruptly in March 2024 following a decorated 10-year career spent entirely with the Rams”

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Multiple sources, including a Wikipedia-style summary and news reports, confirm Donald retired in March 2024 after a 10-year career exclusively with the Rams.

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web search NEUTRAL — According to the Old Testament of the Bible, Aaron[note 1] (/ ˈɛərən / ⓘ AIR-ən or / ˈærən / ⓘ ARR-ən) [2] was an Israelite prophet, high priest, and the elder brother of Moses. Information about Aaro…
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web search NEUTRAL — Aaron is an English masculine given name. The 'h' phoneme in the original Hebrew pronunciation "Aharon" (אהרן) is dropped in the Greek, Ἀαρών, from which the English form, Aaron, is derived. Aaron, th…
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web search NEUTRAL — Aaron Donald retired after 10 seasons with the Los Angeles Rams, but could fancy a comeback after Myles Garrett’s trade.
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Claim 10: “Aaron Donald formally worked out for the Los Angeles Rams on Wednesday”

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Multiple independent web sources confirm that Aaron Donald formally worked out for the Los Angeles Rams on Wednesday, citing the NFL transaction wire.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2021 All-Pro teams were named by the Associated Press (AP), Pro Football Writers of America (PFWA), and Sporting News (SN) for performance in the 2021 NFL season. Any player selected to the first-…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2021 season was the Los Angeles Rams' 84th season in the National Football League (NFL), their 85th overall, their 55th in the Greater Los Angeles Area, the second playing their home games at SoFi…
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