Former Los Angeles Rams All-Pro Aaron Donald has made rumblings about a potential comeback in 2026 after the 10-time Pro Bowler retired in 2024.

The chances of the standout defensive tackle coming out of retirement look significantly more likely after TMZ released photos of Donald working out at the Rams’ facilities on Friday.

?? EXCLUSIVE: Deep breath, Rams Nation … Aaron Donald was spotted working out at the team’s practice facility on Friday — as the retired NFL superstar continues to mull a comeback! (?? @TMZ_Sports ) pic.twitter.com/IHjQP5akmD

— TMZ (@TMZ) July 11, 2026

A dominant presence for the Rams with eight All-Pro selections over a 10-year career, Donald has been out of action since he last suited up and recorded eight sacks in the 2023 season.

Speculation about a potential comeback has ramped up since the Rams traded for the reigning NFL Defensive Player of the Year, Myles Garrett. Should Donald be able to play anywhere near his own stellar standards, a Donald-Garrett pairing would be a dynamic force for the Rams.

Head coach Sean McVay did little to throw water on the situation last month, saying in part he had “talked to (Donald) about the opportunity to bring him on board.”

“If Aaron decides he wants to dust ‘em off at the age of 35,” McVay said, “I bet you he can still do it at a pretty high clip.”

Donald, who had 111 sacks, 543 tackles and 176 tackles for loss in his career, acknowledged at the time that McVay’s pitch had piqued his interest.

“It for sure got me thinking,” Donald told media personality Pat McAfee.

Garrett, 30, owns the NFL record for sacks in a season with 23 last year. He has played nine seasons and 134 career games and recorded 412 career tackles, 125.5 sacks, 23 forced fumbles and six fumble recoveries, all with the Cleveland Browns.

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Wilyer Abreu had three hits, including a two-run homer, Friday night as the Boston Red Sox capped an eventful day by beating the host New York Mets, 6-2, in the opener of a three-game interleague series.

The first pitch was pushed back from 7:15 to 7:51 p.m. ET after the Red Sox didn’t land at nearby LaGuardia Airport until after 4 p.m. ET. Boston’s flight out of Chicago was delayed almost 24 hours due to multiple mechanical issues on the club’s charter plane.

Anthony Seigler was 2-for-5 with a two-run homer for the Red Sox, who won their seventh straight. Masataka Yoshida was 2-for-4 with a two-RBI double while Tsung-Che Cheng also had two hits.

Sonny Gray (11-1) won his ninth straight decision after giving up one run on five hits and one walk while striking out three over six innings.

Brett Baty homered and went 3-for-4 as he extended his career-long hitting streak to 10 games for the Mets, who lost for the second time in six games. New York scored 42 runs in its previous five contests.

Juan Soto had a sacrifice fly while Jared Young and A.J. Ewing finished with two hits each.

Starter Nolan McLean (6-6) allowed two runs on five hits and two walks while striking out seven over six innings.

Seigler’s leadoff fly to left glanced off the glove of Soto for a two-base error. Seigler went to third on a bunt by Ceddanne Rafaela and Abreu walked before both runners scored on Yoshida’s two-out double down the third base line.

The Mets built a run in the third. Baty singled and stole second before Zack Short worked a walk. Baty went to third when Short was forced on A.J. Ewing’s grounder and raced home on Soto’s fly to left.

Seigler hit a two-run shot just fair down the left field line against A.J. Minter in the seventh. Abreu hit his two-run homer off Cionel Perez in the ninth.

Baty homered with two outs in the ninth.

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Vaughn Grissom hit a solo home run and sacrifice fly and Grayson Rodriguez threw 5 1/3 solid innings to lead the Los Angeles Angels to a 4-3 win over the Minnesota Twins on Friday night in Minneapolis.

Grissom hit his fifth home run of the season in the fourth inning, and the Angels built a 4-1 lead and held on after Rodriguez (3-2) left the game having allowed three earned runs on six hits.

Rodriguez had been on a rehab assignment at Triple-A Salt Lake, working his way back to the majors from a lower back injury.

The Angels’ bullpen delivered 3 2/3 innings of scoreless ball, including the ninth inning from Kirby Yates for his third save.

Josh Bell, Trevor Larnach and Brooks Lee each hit two doubles for Minnesota, which went 2-for-11 with runners in scoring position.

The Twins scored first on a Kody Clemens sacrifice fly in the first. Grissom tied the game by leading off the fourth with a homer to left, then Jorge Soler came home on a balk.

Grissom hit a first-pitch fastball from the Twins’ Zebby Matthews out to left field, the ninth home run Matthews has allowed in his last six appearances.

The Angels made it 3-1 when Nolan Schanuel singled in Wade Meckler in the top of the fifth inning, and Grissom’s sacrifice fly scored Tyler Heineman from third base for a 4-1 lead.

Matthews (4-6) allowed four runs on nine hits in six innings.

Ryan Jeffers was activated from the injured list for Minnesota and was Friday’s catcher. He’d been out since mid-May with a broken hamate bone in his left hand. Jeffers went 1-for-4 in his return game.

Minnesota came up with two runs in the bottom of the sixth on Lee’s double to drive in Bell, then a groundout for pinch hitter Austin Martin to bring in another run.

–Field Level Media