The Rams don’t value him as much as the market would. Vice President and Chief Operations Officer Kevin Demoff confirmed as much in a recent interview by saying the two sides “just don’t agree” on his value.
For Donald’s part, he’s stuck playing far below that market value. For someone that many have suggested could receive a deal somewhere in the realm of making $25m per year, he played for less than $4m last year and will play for less than $7m this year. That’s more than $40m of potential earnings Donald has lost by being stuck under his rookie contract and the fifth-year option.