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Aaron Donald, a future Hall of Fame defensive tackle for the Los Angeles Rams, announced he plans to return from his two-year retirement and play against the New York Giants on Monday night. This comes after a disappointing Week 1 loss in Australia where the team struggled without star player Myles Garrett, who is out for at least four weeks due to knee surgery. Donald’s teammates express excitement about his return, predicting it will bring energy back to the team and the stadium, with defensive players like Byron Young describing his comeback as “chaos” and “crazy.”
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-19,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
Puka Nacua, a star wide receiver for the Los Angeles Rams, will miss their Monday Night Football game against the New York Giants due to an unexplained hip injury. This development came as a surprise after Nacua had been fully participating in practices on Thursday, but did not practice on Friday and was listed as questionable. Despite testing his injury during pregame warmups at SoFi Stadium, he could not get comfortable enough to play. The Rams' offense struggled in their season opener against the San Francisco 49ers with only seven points scored, and Nacua’s absence puts even more pressure on quarterback Matthew Stafford and other receivers like Davante Adams. Additionally, backup receiver Jordan Whittington is also doubtful due to a quad injury, further depleting the team's depth at wide receiver.
Written for “Rams vs Giants Injury Updates” on 2026-10-05,
grounded in this article and the 47 other(s) covering the same event.
For over two years, Aaron Donald belonged to the Rams’ past.
asserted
Donald → belong → past
But on Monday night, the future Hall of Famer will become part of their present.
asserted
Hall → become → present
Donald announced on Friday that the plan is for him to make his highly anticipated return against the Giants on “Monday Night Football,” sending a jolt through the Rams’ locker room that was in need of one after a miserable Week 1 trip to Australia.
“That’s the plan,” Donald said when asked directly if he’ll play against the Giants on Monday night.
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he → announce → night
“I’m feeling really good.
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I → feel → ?
I feel a lot better now that I got more practice under my belt instead of one.
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I → feel → belt
I’m getting in the groove of things, understanding everything a lot better out there, playing a lot more free, a lot more loose and looking more like myself to me.”
asserted
I → get → me
The timing for Donald to return and come roaring out of the SoFi Stadium tunnel again could not be any better.
uncertain
Donald → return → tunnel
The Rams were blown out by the 49ers in Melbourne, Australia, with Myles Garrett finishing without a tackle, sack or quarterback hit.
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Garrett → blow → tackle
Garrett underwent a knee procedure Monday and is expected to miss at least four weeks.
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Garrett → undergo → weeks
That’s where Donald can help fill the pass-rush void left in Garrett’s wake.
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Donald → ’ → wake
Donald retired following the 2023 season and spent two years away from football before stunning the NFL with his comeback announcement at the end of August.
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Donald → retire → August
Now his teammates are getting an up-close reminder of the superstar player they had during the 2023 season.
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they → get → season
“Watching him in practice, he hasn’t missed a step,” Byron Young said.
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Young → watch → step
“Losing Myles, that’s a big piece that we lost.
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we → lose → that
And now Aaron is supposed to be coming back this week.
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Aaron → suppose → ?
I’m very excited about that.”
asserted
I → ’m → that
Young played alongside Donald as a rookie in 2023.
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Young → play → 2023
Kobie Turner did, too.
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Turner → do → ?
“AD is AD,” Turner said.
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Turner → say → ?
“You guys will see it on Monday.”
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guys → see → Monday
Donald even laughed off the possibility that New York could greet him with the double and triple teams that followed him throughout his career.
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that → laugh → career
“They ain’t worried about me, man,” Donald joked.
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Donald → ai → me
“They don’t have to worry about me at all.”
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They → have → me
Trent McDuffie expects SoFi Stadium to erupt when Donald emerges from the tunnel.
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Donald → expect → tunnel
Young went a step further.
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Young → go → ?
“It’s going to be crazy.
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It → go → ?
It’s going to be chaos,” Young said.
asserted
Young → go → ?
“That’s somebody who poured into the game and gave everything back to the city.”
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who → ’ → city
Turner believes Donald’s presence will give the defense schematic flexibility.
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presence → believe → flexibility
His return will give the Rams something else, too.
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return → give → something
After Australia drained the life out of its season opener, Los Angeles is bringing one of the greatest players in franchise history back home under the Monday night lights.
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Angeles → drain → lights
They’ve done it before when he retired, but now he’ll be back in pads and chasing Jaxson Dart all over the field.
asserted
he → do → field
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