As soon as Aaron Donald makes his return to the Los Angeles Rams official, team history will be made.
There have never been two active Rams defenders with 100 career sacks playing on the same team. A pairing with Myles Garrett would cross that threshold for the first time.
Garrett currently ranks 28th in NFL history in career sacks with 125.5. Donald is 45th on a relatively short career with 111. It’s also generally tougher for interior players to accumulate sacks as opposed to EDGE rushers.
The closest
the Rams have came to this was during the 2021 season when LA acquired Von Miller via trade. Miller is 13th on the career leaderboards with 138.5 sacks, although Donald did not cross this barrier until the following season when Miller was a member of the Buffalo Bills.
The league did not track sacks as an official stat until 1982, which eliminates the Fearsome Foursome from contention.
While this team-up would be a first in Rams history, other franchises across the NFL have hit this threshold 10 times. The San Francisco 49ers have the richest history with three instances of their own.
The most recent pairing was five years ago with JJ Watt and Chandler Jones on the Arizona Cardinals.
| Team | Players | Season(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Arizona Cardinals | J.J. Watt + Chandler Jones | 2021 |
| Baltimore Ravens | Terrell Suggs + Elvis Dumervil | 2016 |
| Buffalo Bills | Bruce Smith + Jim Jeffcoat | 1997 |
| Green Bay Packers | Reggie White + Sean Jones | 1996 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | Leslie O’Neal + Derrick Thomas | 1998–1999 |
| Miami Dolphins | Jason Taylor + Kevin Carter | 2006 |
| Minnesota Vikings | Chris Doleman + John Randle | 1999 |
| San Francisco 49ers | Richard Dent + Rickey Jackson | 1994 |
| San Francisco 49ers | Kevin Greene + Chris Doleman | 1997 |
| San Francisco 49ers | Chris Doleman + Charles Haley | 1998 |
