Aaron Donald exits Rams-Saints game with back injury

Aaron Donald exited Sunday’s Los Angeles Rams-New Orleans Saints game with a back injury suffered early in the first half.

The two-time Defensive Player of the Year got hurt going after Teddy Bridgewater on a third down conversion (according to FOX) and exited the game. FOX later showed the 5-time Pro Bowler heading into the locker room and said he had a back injury.

However, another video showed Donald grabbing his lower back after a play towards the end of the first quarter.

Here's the play where Aaron Donald got injured.

Donald went to the locker room.pic.twitter.com/XJfAI84kI5

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Donald had made an impact on the game to that point. He made contact with Drew Brees in the first quarter and left the Saints quarterback with a thumb injury.

Donald had a career-high 20.5 sacks last season and led the league with 25 tackles for a loss. He’s one of the most dominant defensive players in the league, and any time he misses is serious. He was listed as questionable to return.