Bill Plaschke: Six-year deal for Donald is latest in Kroenke's efforts to make Rams contender
by Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times
Sep 01, 2018
4 minutes
LOS ANGELES_The signing of Aaron Donald to the richest defensive contract in NFL history Friday was a triumph of the Rams' greatest force.
That force is the guy who will pay him.
In capping off a wallet-purging offseason that has cemented the team's championship hopes, Donald was guaranteed $87 million as part of a $135-million deal that celebrated the Rams' most valuable player.
That MVP is owner Stan Kroenke.
In his three years since moving the Rams back to town, Kroenke has made an impact larger than the giant defensive tackle himself, larger than all the stars he has made rich, as big as
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