Aaron Donald has admitted he is ‘burnt out’ as he the former LA Rams great discussed his sudden retirement for the first time.
Donald confirmed last week that he was hanging up his cleats after ten years in the NFL in which he established himself as perhaps the best defensive player in recent history.
"I'm complete, I'm full,” Donald said in a video he posted on social media. “I think the passion to play the game is no longer there for me.
"I will always love football, but to think about going through another camp and another 17 [game] season, I just don't got the urge to want to push myself to do that no more. I'm just, I'm burnt out, if anything, the best way to say it is that I'm full, I'm complete.
“I’m satisfied with what I was able to do in 10 years, and I think it's time for me to, at 32 years old, retire from football and jump into the next step in my career, my life, and now it's time to move on."
Donald also looked back at his achievements over the past decade with pride.
"Ten years, 10 Pro Bowls, eight All-Pros, three Defensive Player of the Years, Rookie of the Year, two NFC Championships, three NFC West championships, went to two Super Bowls, won one, lost one," he added.
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