With dominant Super Bowl performance, Aaron Donald cements place as all-time NFL great | Opinion

INGLEWOOD, Calif. – Aaron Donald had a promise to keep, and he couldn’t blow a second opportunity.

Three years ago when the Los Angeles Rams traveled to Atlanta, where they would face the New England Patriots in Super Bowl 53, the All-Pro defensive lineman told his daughter that he and his teammates were going to win the championship game, and she would join him on the field afterward and play in the confetti. 

The Rams wound up losing that game, and there was no confetti celebration, which 5-year-old Jaeda didn’t understand. 

“She was like, “Daddy, when are we playing in the confetti?’” Donald said Sunday. “So, this was something that I had to keep a promise to my daughter and make sure that we were able to complete the mission this time.”

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