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Aaron Donald thinks he'll play for Rams vs Bills after a short injury setback in his comeback

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Beacham, G. (2026, October 10). Aaron Donald thinks he'll play for Rams vs Bills after a short injury setback in his comeback. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/football/aaron-donald-thinks-he-ll-play-for-rams-vs-bills-after-a-short-injury-setback-in-his-comeback/article_2b56d204-b1e7-55e9-b760-a6bd00206426.html

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Aaron Donald, a 10-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle, plans to play for the Los Angeles Rams against the Buffalo Bills on Monday night after missing the previous game due to an injury. Despite his back feeling better following rest and treatment, Donald’s comeback from a two-and-a-half-year retirement remains cautious; he played in only about half of the snaps during his first two games back but now feels ready for more involvement. The article highlights concerns over whether Myles Garrett will be fit to join Donald on the defensive line by next week.

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Rams head coach Sean McVay expressed regret after a 37-34 overtime loss to the Buffalo Bills on Monday Night Football, feeling "sick" over his decision to kick a field goal instead of going for it on fourth down in overtime. The game was tied at 34 with just seconds left in regulation when Kyren Williams scored from one yard out for Los Angeles. In OT, Harrison Mevis' potential winning 48-yard attempt was blocked by Greg Rousseau, leading to Tyler Bass scoring the game-winning field goal for Buffalo. McVay's conservative approach on fourth down came under scrutiny, with special teams proving a critical factor as they had previously struggled in key moments last season. Despite the loss, Los Angeles remains one of the league’s most productive offenses and has the third-stingiest defense. However, after falling to 2-3, McVay acknowledged that "none of it makes me feel good right now," despite recognizing his team's resilience and effort throughout the game.

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Topics

Bills LOS ANGELES Los Angeles’ Rams the Buffalo Bills

Subjects

Donald PERSON · 13× Rams ORG · 11× Allen PERSON · 4× Garrett PERSON · 4× Bills ORG · 2× Aaron Donald’s PERSON · 1× LOS ANGELES GPE · 1× Los Angeles’ GPE · 1× Myles Garrett PERSON · 1× the Buffalo Bills ORG · 1×

Narrative

Allen became the first player in NFL history to record three passing TDs and three rushing TDs in the same game while he shredded the Rams’ defense in December 2024, but Matthew Stafford and the Rams’ offense outlasted him for a 44-42 victory in a game featuring 902 combined yards of offense.

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2026-10-10 · Toronto Star

Aaron Donald thinks he'll play for Rams vs Bills after a short injury setback in his comeback · assertive framing

Claims (29 extracted, 0 hedged)

Aaron Donald’s back is feeling much better after a week of rest and treatment, and he plans to play for the Rams against the Buffalo Bills on Monday night after he missed Los Angeles’ previous game. asserted

he → feel → game

His dream pairing with Myles Garrett still does not appear to be in the Rams’ immediate future, however. asserted

pairing → appear → future

Donald’s first injury setback during his comeback from a 2 1/2-year retirement does not appear to be serious, the 10-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle said Friday after he went through a full practice at the Rams’ training complex with no setbacks. “ asserted

he → appear → setbacks

I feel a lot better than what I was, so that’s good,” Donald said. asserted

Donald → feel → ?

“Just followed the regimen (from the Rams’ training staff) to get me back right where I need to be. asserted

I → follow → me

Whatever they had me doing, I did, and I feel great right now.” asserted

I → have → Whatever

The 35-year-old star’s absence from the Rams’ comeback victory at Philadelphia underlined the difficulty of Donald’s attempt to pull off this extraordinary comeback after such a lengthy layoff from football. asserted

absence → underline → football

Donald skipped all of last week’s practices in an attempt to get his back ready to face the Eagles, but the Rams ultimately decided not to push things this early in the season. asserted

Rams → skip → season

A week later, Donald thinks he’s ready to go again when Josh Allen and the Bills visit SoFi Stadium. asserted

Allen → think → Stadium

“I do feel good,” Donald said. asserted

Donald → feel → ?

“I don’t feel like my wind is off. asserted

wind → feel → ?

I don’t feel like I’m out there exhausted. asserted

I → feel → ?

I think the way we’re able to rotate helped me a lot, but I do feel good. asserted

I → think → me

Just got to keep going, try to be more productive, do what I need to do.” asserted

I → got → what

Donald had four tackles and a quarterback hit while playing just over 50% of the snaps in the first two games of his comeback. asserted

Donald → have → comeback

Los Angeles has a fairly deep rotation on its interior defensive line, allowing every member to play at close to full speed. asserted

member → have → speed

But while Donald is feeling better, the Rams (2-2) are headed into the middle of October without yet getting to see Donald and Garrett on their defensive line together. asserted

Rams → feel → line

Garrett played poorly in his season-opening Rams debut in Australia before undergoing knee surgery. asserted

Garrett → play → surgery

Coach Sean McVay said Thursday that the team isn’t sure whether its high-priced trade acquisition will be ready to return to practice when his minimum four weeks on injured reserve are up next week. asserted

weeks → say → reserve

“I know that the rehab is progressing well,” McVay said of Garrett while lamenting that he didn’t have more concrete information on the superstar’s current condition. asserted

he → know → condition

“He’s looked good in the meetings.” asserted

He → look → meetings

Donald thinks the Rams still have a defense good enough to contend with Allen even without Garrett. asserted

Rams → think → Garrett

Then again, Donald was comfortably on his couch in retirement when Allen put up a jaw-dropping performance in the Bills’ most recent trip to SoFi. asserted

Allen → put → SoFi

Stafford → become → offense

Donald, a Pittsburgh native from a family of Steelers fans, gave high praise to Allen through comparison. asserted

Donald → give → comparison

“He’s a different type of player,” Donald said. asserted

Donald → ’ → player

“I call him like a futuristic Big Ben (Roethlisberger). asserted

I → call → Ben

He can hurt you in a lot of different ways. asserted

He → hurt → ways

He’s not easy to take down, and he’s a playmaker.” asserted

he → ’ → ?