give for him, a different kind of f.
What's your thought on whether or not? We see him again?
I think that
he is entertaining the possibility. I mean, there's
just too much, you know, too many people who have kind of
heard or or at least think this is a real thing for it not to
be real.
I do believe that in a Rodney Harrison, Michele Tafoya what
they said and I think that's out there in the universe.
I really do.
I guess. In my heart of hearts. I first want to just go. Why
why? I mean, you know, you just you're playing so good.
Your team is really good. They're not going anywhere
anytime and least the next two to three years. They're going
to be one of the better teams in football. There's no doubt
about that. That's what I do want to say.
But I mean, of course, I can't say that. I mean, that's just
me. Selfishly, as a fan Mike, my my outside, like, if I had
to put myself in Aaron Donald shoes and just knowing him and
no one, some guys, in the Rams organization coaches players
all that.
I'm going to raise
Then go. I think he'll be back. I think he'll let his body rest
time ago. I think he loves football too much.
I do think he's maybe worn out a little bit.
But I just, I think, at the end of the day, I think he's gonna
realize. Wait, we're good. I'm still awesome. You know, maybe
they give them a little sweetener with money, do
something like that because he is underpaid when you really
look at it compared to the other best defensive players in
football.
And we're talking about the king of Devon suppliers,
but I can do feel
like, ultimately he will come back, at least. Hope he does.
But I also feel that way to just from
talking to people.
He did a very front-loaded deal. So the reality is he's
entering the final three seasons of his second contract
at an average payout of 18.3 3 million. He has to ask himself.
Is it still worth it? Is it worth it to me to put myself
through what I put myself through to get ready for
the season and to play
the full season stationed, out of Los Angeles. He is
a Pittsburgh guy. And after eight years
of being in LA. For football season,
when he still a Pittsburgh guy not that he wants to be traded
the Steelers that they could ever pull that off. That's not
the point. The point is, it's a long way from home. It is and
he loves pets. Go,
100 miles, south of Pittsburgh. I know what it was like to be
gone for nine days. I can't imagine five months turn my
life upside down and being away from where I choose to be and
we saw him
be very sensitive to the business aspect of the sport
after he had his three years in.
Yeah, and was eligible for A second contract holdouts
until he got what he wanted. Until he got what he deserved
he held out. He didn't lie, got what he deserved. Right? And
and I so he's never in may be an element of your ultimate
team guy. He does everything right? I mean, he's easier uses
poster child for the guy you want to be the leader of your
football team. There's like, he's almost Now's the Time. Now
is the time to make a move while he Saturday, right? The
move. Yeah, because it's going to start to dip a little bit,
right? Make the move, give them a little sweetener on.
You know, I don't think he's a selfish guy that he's gonna go.
Oh, I got to have 28 million a year or anything like that.
He's not. He's really not wired that way.
But yeah, in my heart of hearts, I do think he is going
to come back. Ultimately. I do. I think he'll realize all
that's at play here and realize, hey age, I'm still
playing at a high level.
Our team is good,
you know, gotta strike while the iron's hot.
I think he looks at it. I would hope so. I hope so. We'll see
where it goes. I don't want to put myself in or,
you know, get ahead of myself. Myself there. Because, you
know, like we talked about after the game, two, when you
play that position, your 280 pounds,
you know, you have to fight. He has to work out and fight,
like, hell to be 280 pounds. He is really who he is.
Yes, he has great physical ability, but his size and all
of that is through hard work. And just obsessive Dedication,
that wears you out, I get that. I don't want to see him,
retire. I don't think he will. I think he'll be back. I hope
so.
Well, and the crowning achievement of a career is to
win a Super Bowl. And the question is.
When ya
is the right time to walk. Yeah, when can you, when can
you feel like you have the right closure on your career
and it doesn't get any better
than capping off your career with a Super Bowl win
because it's so hard. This was his eighth try.
He saw how hard it is
to get to the Super Bowl
and then to win the Super Bowl and how they almost lost this
one. Yeah, they almost lost it, right. They almost blew it
favored to win.
In by 4
and I thought they'd win, easily. You thought they'd win
easily. They had they had to hustle
man. The cloth they did. They had to get lucky to win this
every time it is. So yeah, maybe you do say that's it. I'm
done.