Ex-Rams star Aaron Donald, 32, admits he's 'burnt out' after retiring

Aaron Donald has revealed that he knew he was done not long after the Los Angeles Rams lost to the Detroit Lions in the playoffs in January in a retirement video shared on social media.

Donald, a first-team All-Pro eight times in 10 seasons, couldn't fathom ramping back up for an 11th year in the NFL, despite only being 32 years old.

'Went to two Super Bowls. Won one, lost one. I'm complete. I'm full,' the now-retired defensive tackle said in a clip shared to his X (Twitter) account on Wednesday.

'I think the passion to play the game is no longer there for me. I will always love football, but to think about going through another camp and another 17 (game) season, I just don't got the urge to want to push myself to do that no more.'

Donald recorded 111 sacks and 543 tackles in 154 career games (150 starts) since being selected by the Rams with the 13th overall pick of the 2014 NFL Draft out of Pittsburgh.

Ex-Rams defensive tackle Aaron Donald revealed he felt 'burnout' by the end of last season

Donald won a Super Bowl with the Rams in 2021, two years after losing to the Patriots in 2019

Donald finishes his career as the fastest defensive tackle to reach 100 sacks in NFL history

Los Angeles coach Sean McVay said Donald used those words - 'I'm full' - when he informed the franchise his career was ending.

Donald teased an upcoming video in his statement online Wednesday.

'I'm burnt out. ... I'm full, I'm complete, I'm satisfied with what I was able to do in 10 years and I think it's time for me, at 32 years old, to retire from football and jump into the next step of my career and my life, and now it's time to move on,' he said.

Donald finishes his career as the fastest defensive tackle to reach 100 sacks in NFL history. 

He is also only one of three players to have been named the NFL's defensive player of the year three time.