Rams' Aaron Donald looks for extra edge by training with knives

Here's a video of Aaron Donald training and— OH MY GOD are those KNIVES

Here's a video of Aaron Donald training and— OH MY GOD are those KNIVES

In 2018, Donald will be paired with the Rams' most recent acquisition, Ndamukong Suh, giving offensive linemen twice as many nightmares.

After winning the Defensive Player of the Year award in 2017, it can be argued that Aaron Donald is the best defensive player in the entire league.

There may be nothing more unconventional than sparring with your trainer who is sporting big arm pads and a pair of knives that look like were removed from the cutlery block in your kitchen.

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If you were watching this and said to yourself, "No way those are real knives and this has to be some sort of April Fools' prank", you're not alone.

In retrospect, the Rams would have been looking daggers at anyone even thinking about putting their star defensive player in that much actual peril during an offseason workout. The Pittsburgh product gets into his stance, and when he pops up he begins hand fighting against the man's attempted knife strikes before pushing him aside.

"You all right? I'm not trying to hurt you", Al Carson, the Krav Maga instructor, tells Donald after their first run through. They are using knives. So who am I to question what he does to hone his craft?

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