Andrew Whitworth after Super Bowl 56. GettyTerron Armstead #72 of the Miami Dolphins looks on prior to a game against the Buffalo Bills. GettyFormer Los Angeles Rams star Jared Verse spoke candidly about Aaron Donald and his trade from the franchise. GettyThe Los Angeles Rams are getting some significant assistance in their efforts to lure Aaron Donald out of retirement, and it is coming from none other than former teammate and fellow 2021 Super Bowl champion Andrew Whitworth.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementWhitworth’s efforts come amid another former player insisting that this is not a ploy from either side and a top NFL insider doubling down on his stance about the Rams icon.Training camp is approaching fast for the Rams, and it could indeed include Donald.Andrew WhitworthGettyAndrew Whitworth believes his former teammate Aaron Donald should come out of retirement.Whitworth and Donald were anchors for that Rams Super Bowl team, with the former calling it a career following the contest. Donald stuck around for two more seasons and could now return after a two-year retirement.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementWhitworth said he has joined the push for Donald to return.“I’ve tried. I’ve texted him multiple times throughout the summer. I’m on that list of guys encouraging him. I’ve said this before, and it’s not pressure to him,” Whitworth said on the “Bleav in Rams” podcast on July 15“I’ll say it this way: If I was his age, there’s no question I’d be coming back. I’m 10 years his senior, so–maybe 11. But yeah, I think it’s interesting.”Whitworth touted the potential combination of Donald and Myles Garrett.The Rams’ trade for Garrett is what got Donald to reconsider his stance on retirement, and Whitworth also lauded the Rams’ other big trade, landing Trent McDuffie, and their signing Jaylen Watson in free agency.Terron Armstead, Minnesota VikingsGettyTerron Armstead also weighed in on Aaron Donald’s potential return to the Los Angeles Rams.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementDonald’s potential return to the Rams was a big talking point among former left tackles on the day, with Terron Armstead joining the discussion with what he called “some insightful information that Aaron Donald’s return is real,” which piqued interest.Armstead’s reveal was more of a take on Donald’s recent workout at the Rams’ facilities.“Aaron Donald has been working out. He always working out, but now he’s been doing football work, in the trenches, hand in the dirt, get-offs. Striking pads to see,” Armstead said on “The Set” podcast on July 15. “And he hasn’t made the decision yet. But it is a possibility now. It is a real thing. This is not just speculation no more. This is him going through the final steps of his process with himself and his family to see if he’s going to go back and do this with the Rams.”Those comments follow ESPN’s Adam Schefter doubling down on his belief that Don
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