On the heels of Los Angeles Rams legend and future Pro Football Hall of Fame defensive tackle Aaron Donald announcing his retirement from the NFL last week, Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce recounted a funny in-game encounter he had with Donald back in 2014.

Speaking Wednesday on his New Heights podcast (beginning at the 45:15 mark), Kelce recalled Donald physically dominating him on a play during Donald's rookie campaign:

Kelce noted that he was lined up outside hashmarks and Donald was positioned 10 yards away over the guard or center before adding:

"On the snap of the ball he comes and beelines to reroute me and f--king throws me basically off the field. Completely f--king ruins the play. I come off the field looking at everybody like, 'Did you guys just see what f--king happened to me.' I just got abused by somebody I had no idea was coming and he's the biggest son of a bitch on the field. Just an absolute house of a dude, man."

Kelce and the Chiefs went on to win that game 34-7, but it was a precursor to one of the greatest careers in NFL history by a defensive player.

In 10 NFL seasons, Donald racked up 543 tackles, 111 sacks, 176 tackles for loss and 24 forced fumbles. He is third in NFL history in tackles for loss behind only Terrell Suggs and J.J. Watt, and he is also 28th on the official career sacks list with Minnesota Vikings legend John Randle being the only player who primarily played defensive tackle ahead of him on the list.

Additionally, Donald was a 10-time Pro Bowler and eight-time First Team All-Pro during his illustrious career, plus he was a three-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year.

The cherry on top of Donald's career came in 2021 when he helped lead the Rams to a Super Bowl win, registering 3.5 sacks in four games during that playoff run and blowing up the final play of the Super Bowl by hitting Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow.

Kelce has gone on to establish himself as a three-time Super Bowl winner, future Hall of Famer and one of the greatest tight ends of all time in his own right, so his assessment of Donald and his abilities speaks volumes.

Although Donald's career was relatively short at just 10 years, he packed a lot of accomplishments into that time and will likely be long remembered as one of the most dominant defensive players in NFL history.