It’s rarely going to work out for most athletes who try to have success in two different sports, but Shawne Merriman might have a good point about Aaron Donald and MMA. The former NFL linebacker recently told Sports Talk Philly that Donald would make a great fighter but that AD would need to take a significant pay cut to start training for mixed martial arts:
“I would love for Aaron Donald to pick it up because he would be a monster,” Merriman said. “He’s retired and he’s got time on his hands. The only thing is, his bank account is too big.