Aaron Donald Injury History
October 14, 2026
active
Donald (back) didn't practice Saturday, per head coach Sean McVay, but he's "good to go" for Monday's game versus the Bills, Sarah Barshop of ESPN.com reports.
October 10, 2026
active
Donald (back) practiced in full Friday, Sarah Barshop of ESPN reports.
October 9, 2026
questionable
• Back
Soreness
Donald (back) will be a limited participant at Thursday's practice, according to head coach Sean McVay, Adam Grosbard of the LA Daily News reports.
October 8, 2026
questionable
• Back
Soreness
questionable
October 6, 2026
out
• Back
Soreness
Head coach Sean McVay is hopeful that Donald (back) will play in his team's Monday night matchup against the Bills in Week 5, Stu Jackson of the Rams' official site reports. "That's the direction it looks like it's trending in," McVay said.
October 5, 2026
out
• Back
Soreness
out
October 5, 2026
out
• Back
Soreness
inactive
October 4, 2026
out
• Back
Soreness
The Rams are "optimistic" that Donald (back), who has been ruled Sunday's game against the Eagles, will be available to play in Week 5 versus the Bills, Mike Garafolo of NFL Network reports.
October 4, 2026
out
• Back
Soreness
Donald (back) has been ruled out for Sunday's game against the Eagles, Sarah Barshop of ESPN.com reports.
October 2, 2026
out
• Back
Soreness
out
October 2, 2026
questionable
• Back
Soreness
Donald (back) remained sidelined at Thursday's practice, Adam Grosbard of The Orange County Register reports.
October 1, 2026
questionable
• Back
Soreness
questionable
September 27, 2026
active
Donald is active for Monday's game against the Giants, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.
September 21, 2026
active
Donald is expected to be limited to around 30 snaps in his season debut against the Giants on Monday, Mike Garafolo of NFL Network reports.
September 20, 2026
active
Coach Sean McVay confirmed Saturday that Donald is expected to play Monday versus the Giants, Nate Atkins of The Athletic reports. "If he said it, he's going," McVay noted. "Whatever Aaron says, I support."
September 19, 2026
active
Donald told Lindsey Thiry of ESPN.com on Friday, "That's the plan," when asked if he'll play Monday against the Giants.
September 18, 2026
active
Donald has a "very, very realistic chance" to play versus the Giants in Week 2, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.
September 16, 2026
active
Coach Sean McVay said Monday that Donald's availability for Week 2 against the Giants is still to be determined, Sarah Barshop of ESPN.com reports.
September 14, 2026
active
Donald had his roster exemption lifted by the NFL on Friday, per the league's transaction log.
September 11, 2026
active
September 11, 2026
out
• Coach's Decision
Not Specified
out
September 10, 2026
out
• Coach's Decision
Not Specified
Head coach Sean McVay said that Donald won't travel to Melbourne, Australia and will be inactive Thursday for the Rams' season opener versus the 49ers, Stu Jackson of the team's official site reports.
September 8, 2026
out
• Coach's Decision
Not Specified
out
September 8, 2026
active
Donald stated only "we're taking it day by day" when asked Monday if he'll travel to Australia and/or play in the Rams' season opener against San Francisco on Thursday, Vincent Bonsignore of the California Post reports.
September 7, 2026
active
Coach Sean McVay said all Rams players, including Donald, are expected to travel with the team to Australia for next Thursday's Week 1 game against the 49ers, Sarah Barshop of ESPN.com reports.
September 4, 2026
active
Donald is more likely to debut in Week 2 or Week 3 rather than Week 1, according to Dan Graziano of ESPN.com on NFL Live.
September 1, 2026
active
Donald agreed to a one-year, $20 million contract to return to the Rams on Sunday, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.
