Aaron Donald wasn’t hesitant to share his feelings after Michael Brockers left the Rams to join the Ravens on the first day of the legal tampering period. He shared a photo on Instagram, questioning what the Rams were doing.
Donald and Brockers are extremely close and have played together for six years, so it’s understandable that Aaron would be upset about his friend’s departure. But Brockers didn’t actually leave after the Ravens got spooked by his ankle injury and backed out of the deal.
Brockers quickly agreed to a three-year deal with the Rams and all was well again for Donald. Sean McVay even said Donald is finally talking to him again now that Brockers is back.
“We always wanted to be able to retain him and fortunately, when things didn’t continue to work out with the Ravens, we were able to pounce on that opportunity,” McVay said on a conference call. “I think there was a mutual excitement about getting a chance to reconnect,” McVay said. “I know Aaron finally was talking to me again once we got Michael back. He was a little upset with me, I think, for a couple days.”
Brockers is now part of a defensive line that’s deeper than it has been in recent years, primarily because the Rams also signed A’Shawn Robinson. He was expected to be Brockers’ replacement at defensive end, but now he could kick in to nose tackle.
That complicates things for Sebastian Joseph-Day and Greg Gaines, but the more players a team has to rotate up front, the better off it will be. And the Rams certainly aren’t thin on talent along the defensive front.
