{
  "id": 6275508,
  "title": "Rams stars happy to have Aaron Donald's voice back in the building",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/rams-stars-happy-to-have-aaron-donalds-voice-back-in-the-building",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-08T11:45:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/rams-stars-happy-aaron-donalds-114523528.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Los Angeles Rams expressed great enthusiasm for the return of legend Aaron Donald, who is working towards playing in his first game in three years. Offensive stars Matthew Stafford and Davante Adams discussed their perspectives on how Donald's presence has transformed the team. Stafford, the only quarterback in NFL history to lose a playoff game under those circumstances, acknowledged the value of Donald's veteran leadership. \"Obviously, he's a guy who's accomplished everything you can accomplish on the defensive side of the ball in this sport,\" Stafford said. \"One of the best, if not the best, when he was out there playing for us. I'm happy to have him back, happy that he's excited about it. I know our guys on our team, in our locker room and our coaching staff, everybody's excited to have a player of his caliber and like you said, a person of his caliber as well.\" Stafford and Donald previously won Super Bowl LVI together, and they hope to add another championship to their collection this season. Adams, who has a 0-5 record in NFC title games, expressed his excitement about Donald's potential contributions. \"I think I'm as excited as anybody in this building to see him back,\" Adams said. \"Just questions about how things are going. Nobody knows exactly what he's going to do statistically, if he's going to be exactly what he was. But at the end of the day, I know the type of person that he is and I know the way he's going to work and I know the way he looks right now. It looks like it's going to be a familiar picture for us all out there.\" Adams also expressed his appreciation for Donald's work ethic and anticipated watching him perform alongside Myles Garrett. \"Oh yeah, I'm such a fan of the game. When I'm not on the field, I'm watching it anyway,\" Adams said. \"That's why I love going to preseason games and being able to cheer on the guys that are out there because I just love watching ball. Watching Myles Garrett and Aaron Donald work at the same time, I might be on the sideline, maybe on the field. I don't know, we'll see.\"",
  "summary": "Matthew Stafford and Davante Adams are excited to have Aaron Donald back in the mix, and not just because he's an outstanding player.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}