INGLEWOOD, CA - DECEMBER 21: Aaron Donald #99 of the Los Angeles Rams looks on from the sideline before an NFL game against the New Orleans Saints at SoFi Stadium on December 21, 2023 in Inglewood, California.

Social media salutes Aaron Donald after his retirement

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Aaron Donald, a three-time Defensive Player of the Year and one of the greatest NFL players of all time, announced his retirement Friday after 10 seasons.

Here are the best social media reactions after the Los Angeles Rams star called it a career.

THANK GOD.😂😅🫡
— Kyler Murray (@K1) March 15, 2024

Aaron Donald, a retrospective: pic.twitter.com/3JGmrUnXiK
— Mina Kimes (@minakimes) March 15, 2024

pic.twitter.com/IoeIalSBO8
— Adam Stites (@AdamStites_) March 15, 2024

Enjoy your retirement 99. The work u put in on that gridiron is unmatched.
— Kevin Durant (@KDTrey5) March 15, 2024

My favorite Aaron Donald clip of all time: pic.twitter.com/0iYzKUm3J0
— Ted Nguyen (@FB_FilmAnalysis) March 15, 2024

One of the greatest to ever play the game.

Period.

Congratulations @AaronDonald97

One hell of a career.
— JJ Watt (@JJWatt) March 15, 2024

Aaron Donald was a one of one.

Next stop: Canton 🔥pic.twitter.com/5Q5canfZe7
— Complex Sports (@ComplexSports) March 15, 2024

I can still remember Bill in the meetings before Super Bowl XLIV saying…”he will single-handedly destroy the f%@kin game” @AaronDonald97 was a beast.
— Devin McCourty (@devinmccourty) March 15, 2024

Thankful to have been able to watch, learn from, and play alongside one of the best to ever do it. Appreciate you @AaronDonald97!

Feel sorry for whoever has to line up across from you, in whatever it is you want to do next!
— Cooper Kupp (@CooperKupp) March 15, 2024

Aaron Donald and Barry Sanders are the only players in NFL history to play at least 10 seasons and get selected to the Pro Bowl in each season, per ESPN’s @EpKap. Like Donald, Sanders also played exactly 10 seasons. pic.twitter.com/tc3DRl4pKi
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 15, 2024

Throwback to Aaron Donald tackling the QB and RB on this read option 💀
pic.twitter.com/x1wPwUDTZt
— PFF (@PFF) March 15, 2024

That time Geno Smith yelled “oh my god” at Aaron Donald closing in on him🤣🤣pic.twitter.com/jFpS1JWtiL https://t.co/iyOz0XQyfg
— Green Light with Chris Long (@greenlight) March 15, 2024

“Aaron Donald’s gonna make a play.”

Career defining. pic.twitter.com/ohUtlpQrCN
— Pranav Sriraman (@PranavSriraman) March 15, 2024

Aaron Donald 🐐

3x Defensive Player of the Year
8x First-Team All-Pro
Pro Bowler in every season (10x)
2014 Defensive Rookie of the Year
Super Bowl LVI Champion

One of the greatest careers of all-time. pic.twitter.com/LOPuOcg1SM
— NFL (@NFL) March 15, 2024