Aaron Donald isn’t just one of the best players in the NFL. He’s also one of the strongest.
Donald has hit the weight room hard this offseason, showing off his strength and quickness with several videos shared on social media. This weekend, he put up 495 pounds on the bench press, with an assist from the bands on each side.
The help of the bands doesn’t diminish how impressive this is by Donald, who recently said he can bench 500 pounds while sitting next to DK Metcalf on a Barstool Sports podcast. It was 150 more pounds than Metcalf said he could bench.
It’s this sort of strength that makes Donald as good as he is, making it possible for him to bull rush blockers backwards into quarterbacks.
Donald is in outstanding shape right now, too, despite it being the middle of the offseason. He’s poised for yet another dominant season in 2020.
