Coach Sean McVay on Aaron Donald return to the Los Angeles Rams: 'We are not at that point quite yet'

The much-anticipated instrumentality of Aaron Donald to the Los Angeles Rams that NFL insiders person reported is rather apt isn't acceptable to happen, according to manager Sean McVay.

And helium doesn't dependable definite whether it will. Or won't.

McVay was asked for an update connected the imaginable instrumentality of the 10-time Pro Bowl subordinate and three-time Defensive Player of the Year aft the Rams played their archetypal preseason crippled connected Saturday.

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Sep 26, 2021; Inglewood, California, USA;  Los Angeles Rams antiaircraft extremity Aaron Donald (99) celebrates aft a play successful the 2nd fractional of the crippled against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers astatine SoFi Stadium. (Jayne Kamin-Oncea/USA TODAY Sports)

McVay told reporters helium didn't privation to accidental a batch astir that. Then helium delivered 361 words connected the topic.

We counted.

Yes, that's a batch but it each boils down to this: "We are not astatine that constituent rather yet," McVay said.

That whitethorn dependable a spot astonishing due to the fact that we've work aggregate reports that Donald is coming backmost oregon would denote his intentions to bash truthful erstwhile the Rams returned to their grooming installation successful Woodland Hills connected Aug. 7.

One report, meanwhile, made the constituent it's not rather truthful simple.

This abstraction reported connected Aug. 5 that "there's a drawback for Donald: He wants to beryllium adjacent to if not arsenic bully arsenic he's ever been. He doesn't privation to look diminished successful what could past beryllium portrayed arsenic a selfish pursuit for a Super Bowl ringing alternatively than a invaluable summation to a Super Bowl contender."

McVay confirmed that connected Saturday night.

Los Angeles Rams antiaircraft tackle Aaron Donald plays against the Arizona Cardinals astatine State Farm Stadium successful Glendale, Ariz., connected Nov. 26, 2023. (Mark J. Rebilas/USA TODAY Sports)

"I deliberation helium earned the close to beryllium capable to accidental helium knows himself successful presumption of, 'Am I capable to stack back-to-back days? Am I capable to bash immoderate of the antithetic things?' Some of those benchmarks that helium acceptable retired for himself," McVay said.

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Again, the Rams privation Donald to return. He evidently would similar to instrumentality if and erstwhile his 35-year-old assemblage that has been distant from the crippled since 2023 cooperates.

But to accidental it is simply a certainty is incorrect.

Los Angeles Rams caput manager Sean McVay walks connected the tract astatine Lumen Field aft the 2026 NFC Championship Game against the Seattle Seahawks successful Seattle, Washington, connected Jan. 25, 2026. (Kevin Ng/Imagn Images)

"If helium puts himself successful a presumption wherever helium says yes oregon no, I deliberation helium has earned the close to person clarity connected that," McVay said. "We are not astatine that constituent rather yet.

"I americium hopeful that it volition beryllium sooner alternatively than later, but I besides privation to respect erstwhile helium does consciousness that clarity volition come, I deliberation determination is simply a accidental we volition beryllium person to that than not but, again, I don't privation to accidental excessively overmuch oregon enactment immoderate benignant of invisible deadline connected thing that doesn't beryllium successful my caput for him."

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