IRVINE, Calif. -- The aches last a little longer and so do some of the pains.
"Yeah, I'm getting a little older," Los Angeles Rams star defensive lineman Aaron Donald conceded behind a grin after a recent training camp practice. "I definitely feel it."
The three-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year celebrated his 30th birthday May 23.
"Old man, that's an old man, AD!" defensive tackle Sebastian Joseph-Day said jokingly, only a moment before hollering at Donald to wait for him as he walked toward the weight room. "I mess with him and call him old man just to bust his chops, but it's amazing to see a guy at that age still doing what he's doing, as strong as he is, as fast as he is, still.