- Aaron Donald and the Los Angeles Rams bested the Cincinnati Bengals to win Super Bowl LVI 23-20.
- The once-in-a-generation defensive tackle pressured Joe Burrow to secure the victory for the Rams.
- Then, Donald celebrated by pointing to the finger where he intended to wear his Super Bowl ring.
Aaron Donald is finally getting his Super Bowl ring.
And, to no one's surprise, the generational defensive talent was instrumental in securing the career-defining hardware.
Donald helped lift his Los Angeles Rams to a 23-20 victory over Joe Burrow and the Cincinnati Bengals in Super Bowl LVI Sunday night. As time wound down, Burrow marched his offense down the field with a chance to take a last-second lead.
But on fourth-and-1 right around midfield, the 6-foot-1 defensive tackle cut through the Bengals' offensive line, corralled their young quarterback, and forced him to throw an incomplete pass that sealed the Super Bowl victory for Los Angeles.
—ESPN (@espn) February 14, 2022
After pulling Burrow to the turf, Donald jumped to his feet, pulled off his helmet, and began to celebrate. Alongside his teammates, the three-time Defensive Player of the Year raised his left hand in the air and pointed at the finger where he planned to wear his Super Bowl ring.
Check it out:
—NFL (@NFL) February 14, 2022
Donald's been a defensive force ever since entering the NFL in 2014. Since then, he's earned Defensive Rookie of the Year honors, eight Pro-Bowl nods in eight seasons played, seven All-Pro selections, and the aforementioned trio of DPOY awards.
And now, at long last, one of the most dominant defensive players the game has ever seen is a Super Bowl champion.