If you wish to work out with All-Professional defensive deal with Aaron Donald, be ready to provide it 110%.
Kyle Frazier, a Los Angeles Rams fan who met Aaron Donald by way of the Make-A-Want program, realized that the exhausting manner. In a latest interview on the “New Heights” podcast, Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford shared how Frazier, a Hodgkin’s lymphoma survivor, bought greater than he bargained for throughout a exercise with the NFL icon.
“[Frazier] got here in, and you are like, ‘This man’s doing good,'” Stafford informed the Kelce brothers. “Highschool child. Greater child. Beloved to play soccer. So, [Donald] is like, ‘Cool, come exercise with me.’ Instantly, I used to be like, ‘Whoa what’s about to go down?’ I am over there doing like, bands or one thing. Thirty minutes in, [Donald] is simply ripping curls out. Subsequent factor you realize, this child is puking within the trash can within the hallway.
“I am like, ‘AD, are you able to please have somewhat couth? Somewhat understanding?'” Stafford recalled. “[Donald was like], ‘If you happen to wanna be AD, you have to work like AD!’ I am like, ‘Can we simply chill out on the bicep curls for somewhat bit?’ … It was like, unbelievable. The motor simply by no means stops.”
Nonetheless, it turned out that Frazier, who was declared cancer-free 4 months after his preliminary prognosis in 2019, was an enormous fan of the exercise, telling ESPN that he was “ecstatic” to get to work out with Donald.
“Simply to be in the identical presence as any individual I look as much as was wonderful,” Frazier mentioned in 2023. “I used to be misplaced for phrases.
“The exercise caught me off guard. Now he put me by way of one thing, however each minute of it, I liked it. I cherished it. I am going to always remember it.”
Unbeknownst to Stafford, Frazier was really a school scholar and soccer participant on the time of his exercise with Donald. He performed at Savannah State for 5 years, getting recognized with Hodgkin’s lymphoma throughout his senior 12 months of highschool. After Frazier misplaced almost 60 kilos throughout most cancers therapy, Savannah State saved its dedication and rostered him. He initially performed on the defensive position earlier than transferring over to the offensive line in 2021, beginning a number of video games for Savannah State and incomes a number of second-team all-conference honors.
Frazier transferred to Georgia Southern for the 2024 season, enjoying in three video games and getting redshirted.
As for Donald, he retired following the 2023 season. Whereas Donald’s not on the gridiron or in an NFL weight room, tales of his exercises will seemingly reside on without end.
“It was spectacular to be round him and watch him work,” Stafford mentioned. “He was loopy within the weight room. The Rock got here in and labored out with him one time. He is a maniac within the weight room.”
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