McVay: Donald out Sun., likely done for season

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. -- Los Angeles Rams antiaircraft tackle Aaron Donald volition not play Sunday against the Denver Broncos and is improbable to play again this season, manager Sean McVay said Friday.

Donald hasn't played since suffering a precocious ankle sprain successful Week 12 against the Kansas City Chiefs, with McVay saying antecedently that the squad was taking it a week astatine a clip with his return.

McVay connected Friday said Donald is "making bully progress" but would "probably not" beryllium cleared earlier the extremity of the season.

"Will helium beryllium afloat cleared to beryllium Aaron Donald?" McVay said. "And if helium is, past we speech to him and see. But if not, we'll err connected the broadside of being smarter. But obviously, he's a feline that has surely earned the close wherever you speech to him. But he's not cleared yet and I don't cognize that I spot that changing successful the adjacent mates weeks."

In 11 games this season, Donald has 5sacks, 10 tackles for a loss, 11 backmost hits and 1 forced fumble.

Although helium has missed the Rams' past 3 games with the injury, Donald was named to his ninth Pro Bowl connected Monday.