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Chris Long believesAaron Donald's talents go beyond his position.

The Torry Holt Jersey retired defensive endspent a decade in the NFL before calling it a career earlier this yearand took credit for recognizing Donald's skill early on before the Rams star earned back-to-backNFL Defensive Player of the Year honors.

"I'd like to credit myself with being the first person to know David Long Jersey he was going to be amazing," Long. "We used to joke his rookie camp that he was going Kurt Warner Jersey to be in theHall of Fame, but I kind of wasn't joking."

Long, who was in St. Louis for Donald's first two seasons Jack Youngblood Jersey from 2014-16 before moving on to the Patriots and eventually the Eagles,called Donald "the best football player in the world, in my opinion" as he credited his drive and determination.

" Trumaine Johnson Jersey I've never seen anybody work so hard, who had so much talent and play so violent and play with such tenacity," Longsaid. "This guy would fight you on the field at the drop of a hat, Brian Allen Jersey and I respect that about him, and outworks everybody.

"I would be the last person Joseph Noteboom Jersey in the film room usually at the end of camp, and I would go in there and watch tape once everybody was at home. I started going in there and opening the door and turning the lights Greg Gaines Jersey on to find my pen or notebook, and he was in there every night."

Donaldfinished the Rams' lo s to the Patriots in Super Bowl 53 with five tackles and one quarterback hit on Tom Brady, cappinga productive 2018 campaign in which heset a new Rams franchise single-season record Jared Goff Jersey and the NFL record for most sacks by an interior lineman with 20.5. He also led the leaguein tackles for lo s (25) and quarterback hits (41).