Rams knew all along Aaron Donald was retiring but can scheme or draft compensate?
LA TimesRams coach Sean McVay, center, talks with reporters during availability at the NFL owners meetings. “Yep,” Donald replied, “This is it.” Donald’s retirement last week made official what McVay and those throughout the Rams organization knew for weeks. “You could really feel there was a sense of peace,” McVay said Tuesday at the NFL owners annual meeting, before jokingly adding, “Maybe we’ll see if he gets that appetite later on.” Sports NFL announces scheduling wrinkles, including Wednesday Christmas Day games The NFL announced it will schedule a game in Brazil on Friday of Week 1, the first time in more than 50 years it has played on the Friday of opening weekend. “Kobie Turner doesn’t need to be Aaron Donald,” McVay said. “He’s been kicking our ass for years,” McVay said, “so I’ve always respected his game.” Last season with the Las Vegas Raiders, Garoppolo suffered a back injury and played in only seven games.