The sofia field's fireworks lit up the night sky of Los Angeles, and the strong man in the No. 99 jersey celebrated the victory with his teammates, like a child who won his favorite candy, and this is the NFL's most dominant defensive player. Aaron Donald, the Los Angeles Rams' superstar defensive tackle, helped the Rams win the Super Bowl with two tackles, a crucial last-minute tackle and a near-run tackle.
Pittsburgh boys in the gym
Donald was born in Pittsburgh, a city that is very hardcore in the NFL, but the little fat kid who grew up watching the Steelers was a complete slacker when he was a child. His father didn't want him to be too lazy and too fat, so he transformed his basement into a gym, so Donald was very young and went to the basement with his father to pick up iron! At the age of 10, his talent in rugby was evident, and in high school he was able to play both offensive and defensive positions.
At the University of Pittsburgh, Donald became a full-time defensive tackler, at which point he showed extraordinary ability, gaining favor with several teams at the end of his junior season. However, he did not skip the senior season, but chose to play another year, this year he completed 28.5 back-of-line tackles, 11 tackles and 4 shots, making his draft worth double. In rookie training camp, he ran a 40-yard performance of 4.68 seconds, setting a record for defensive interception. In the end, the Rams picked him with the 13th pick in the first round. The Pittsburgh boys began their careers in St. Louis.
Three of the four years to win the best defensive player
When the Rams selected him, there were already two good starting defensive interceptors, Langford and Bullocks, and just a month later, Donald replaced the former as the starting starter. Balanced and excellent passing and defensive ability made him the main force of the iron, and the performance of 44 tackles in the rookie season made him undisputedly the defensive rookie of the year, and the super beast's career has just begun.
In the 2017 season, the Rams, who have moved to Los Angeles, have made great strides, all the way to the playoffs, in addition to the excellent performance of the offensive group, Donald is alone in the defensive group, 11 tackles plus 101 pressures, which makes people wonder how it can be a defensive interceptor! Defensive Player of the Year deserved. However, in 2018, Donald made everyone drop their jaws! 20.5 tackles, almost breaking the NFL historical single-season tackle record, and he is an inside defender, ah, to such a degree is simply very human, how can there be suspense in winning the best defensive player in a row?
However, this year, he also broke in the 53rd Super Bowl, the Rams' defensive team has tried their best, they put the Patriots only 13 points, but the team's offense was also completely frozen by the opponent, only 3 points. There is nothing Donald can do about the weakness of the offense, all he can do is strengthen himself and make the defensive team more fierce. Even though the Rams failed to qualify for the playoffs the following year, his performance did not shrink. His efforts paid off in the 2020 season, with 13.5 tackles and 4 losses, leading the Rams to the league's number one defensive performance and giving him the best defensive player three times in 4 years.
Pectoral master and Wing Chun master
Don't look at Donald on the court is a beast that makes opponents feel frightened, but he is an approachable big boy off the field. The Rams' lounge has a ping-pong table, and although Donald is a big man, he is invincible throughout the team, and he is also the usual source of happiness for the players. Usually after doing indoor training with his teammates, he will also post chest muscle photos, becoming the envy of the majority of netizens; every offseason he will also participate in the defensive player summit organized by von Miller, and teach other defenders his unique moves against the offensive front, see his superb moves, quite a bit of Wing Chun booth hand feeling!
But the big boy is also a man of temperament, leaving the field injured in the first game of the playoffs last season to win the Seahawks, but in order to beat the Packers to go further, he still took the injury to the team, and the team eventually lost. And the post-match camera captured him crying on the sidelines, which was a tear of regret because he could not do his best. And this reluctance finally turned into joy after a year, allowing him to release it in the Final of the League of Nations.
The first person is worthy of the first glory
There's even a saying in the NFL that if you mix offense and defense players together, Donald is still the number one player. This is not an exaggeration, Donald's biggest weapon is his speed, and he is short, and his excellent explosive power allows him to pass the opponent with a swim when facing a big man like a center or guard, and form a riding face against the quarterback. In many games, the opposing offensive front often has to use two people against him, but it is still invincible. And the speed advantage also allows him to repeatedly make a good tackle in the defensive run, it can be said that he himself is an inner defensive gate!
The most critical game, the most critical game moment, when the game has 1 minute and 25 seconds left, the Tigers are only 3 points away from equalizing the game and playing all the way to the midfield. Previously, Donald has contributed two tackles, three gears of 1 yard, the Tigers chose the road to rush strongly, and it was Donald who broke through the offensive front in the middle to complete the key tackle! Four gears 1 yard! Donald went straight into his pocket and instantly hugged Burrow, causing Burrow to rush into action! The pass was not completed, the Rams won the championship!
Before the game, Donald said that he might choose to retire after the Super Bowl, but this performance really made many fans very unhappy! Don't retire Donald, we want to see this performance for many years!
(Aibao)