LOS ANGELES -- After apologizing for slurring some words and before expressing a desire to "run it back," Aaron Donald -- muscle-bound menace, destroyer of worlds, perhaps the fiercest football player who ever lived -- embodied the enthusiasm of a small child.
"Look at this trophy right here," the All-Pro defensive tackle said, his smile widening as he cupped his right hand around the Vince Lombardi Trophy. "Look at it! This for you guys!"
A little more than 50 yards away, within a massive lawn residing in front of the peristyle entrance to the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, thousands of Los Angeles Rams fans gathered to celebrate a Super Bowl championship captured on their home turf.