Donald might be back on our TVs sometime in the future
Aaron Donald isn’t preparing for the 2025 season like some of his former teammates in Los Angeles, but he’s staying busy in retirement. Since calling it a career in March of 2024, Donald has pursued business ventures, spent more time with family and he’s now eyeing the next chapter of his life as an actor.
During an interview with 93.7 The Fan in Pittsburgh, Donald hinted at a future in acting, something he’s expressed interest in previously.
“Even me pursuing films and trying to get into the acting world, it’s a grind, it’s non-stop work. Long meetings but it’s going to pay off,” he said.
Donald didn’t share any specifics about any projects he’s working on, but he sounds committed to trying his hand at being an actor. And he already has a little bit of experience after making a cameo on the show “Magnum PI” while in Hawaii six years ago.
As for football, it’s safe to say he’s not returning to the NFL. He’s said countless times how satisfied he is with his career and his decision to retire, once again making it clear that he has no interest in taking the field again.
There are things he misses from the game, like the time spent with teammates, but he still doesn’t miss playing.
“I was ready for it,” Donald said of retirement. “A lot of people always ask me, ‘Do you miss playing?’ I don’t miss playing. You miss things from the game, right? You miss being in the meeting room with the fellas, cracking jokes in the locker room, more the camaraderie with your teammates. As far as playing football and things like that, I don’t miss it. I don’t even have the passion or excitement to want to play football. I will always love football, but once you lose the passion to put the work in and play the game, that’s when it was time for me to walk away.”
For any Rams fans holding onto hope that Donald will wear that No. 99 jersey again on Sundays, it’s time to let go.