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Aaron Donald, star defensive tackle for the Los Angeles Rams, attempted to kiss his 13-year-old daughter Jaeda before a Monday night game against the Buffalo Bills, an exchange that went viral with over 1.6 million views on social media. The video shows a brief hesitation from Jaeda, who then turns her head sideways allowing Donald to kiss her cheek instead of their lips. Most viewers interpreted this as a normal moment between father and daughter rather than anything inappropriate or scandalous.

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Aaron Donald, the star defensive tackle for the Los Angeles Rams, experienced an awkward moment before his team's Monday night game against the Buffalo Bills when he attempted to kiss his 13-year-old daughter, Jaeda, and she turned her head away. This brief interaction was captured on video and went viral with over 1.6 million views. Initially labeled as strange by some viewers online, most commenters interpreted it as a normal moment of teenage discomfort in a public setting. Despite the minor mishap, Donald participated actively in the game, contributing two tackles and recovering a fumble during the Rams' loss to the Bills. The incident highlights the sometimes humorous yet relatable interactions between parents and teenagers in the public eye.

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Young, G. (2026, October 13). Aaron Donald’s botched kiss exchange with daughter before Bills-Rams game goes viral. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/13/sports/aaron-donald-botched-daughter-kiss-goes-viral-before-bills-rams/

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Rams star defensive tackle Aaron Donald rarely misses when trying to bring opposing quarterbacks and running backs down. asserted

Donald → miss → quarterbacks

But he initially missed when trying to kiss his oldest daughter before Monday night’s game against the Bills. asserted

he → miss → Bills

A video of Donald embracing his family before facing Buffalo is getting a lot of attention because of an exchange between him and his oldest daughter, Jaeda. asserted

Donald → embrace → him

Donald went in for a kiss with the 13-year-old Jaeda, and the two seemed to come close to kissing on the lips before Jaeda hesitated and turned her head sideways, which allowed her dad to kiss her on the cheek. asserted

dad → go → cheek

A video of this exchange has gone viral on social media, tallying over 1.6 million views since it was posted on Monday afternoon. asserted

it → go → afternoon

Despite the initial poster’s “Wtf???” caption, most comments agree that this was a harmless exchange between a dad and his teenage daughter, who was probably just uncomfortable with a public display of affection with her dad. asserted

who → agree → dad

Regardless, dad and daughter brushed the awkward moment off and moved forward. asserted

dad → brush → moment

Donald had two tackles and recovered a fumble in the Rams’ loss after missing last week’s game against the Eagles with a back issue. asserted

Donald → have → issue

He also sacked Josh Allen at one point, but it was erased because of a Rams penalty. asserted

it → sack → penalty

Aaron Donald’s botched kiss exchange with daughter before Bills-Rams game goes viral

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