Rams GM 'simultaneously working' on Donald contract

The Los Angeles Rams haven't forgotten about Aaron Donald.

Exactly one week after signing receiver Brandin Cooks to a contract extension, the Rams inked running back Todd Gurley to a rich extension of his own Tuesday. General manager Les Snead intends to do the same with the reigning Defensive Player of the Year.

"We're simultaneously working to make Aaron a Ram a long time - that's the goal," Snead said, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter, hours after the Gurley announcement.

"I know we'll get questions about him, but Aaron's a big part of who we are, where we want to go. We're going to continue working to get something done with Aaron."

As things stand, Donald will play 2018 on the fifth-year option of his rookie deal, which will pay him $6.8 million this season. The game-wrecking defensive tackle held out from training camp as he awaited a new contract last year and may do so again this year.

The team's 2018 training camp opens Wednesday. Donald skipped mandatory minicamp in June.