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Rams' Donald vows to control temper after Week 10 fines

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Los Angeles Rams defensive tackle Aaron Donald knows he needs to control himself after the NFL fined him more than $23,000 on Saturday for his role in altercations during a Week 10 win over the Seattle Seahawks.

"I just got to control my temper. I just got to be better," Donald said, according to Lindsey Thiry of ESPN.

Seahawks center Justin Britt shoved Donald late in the play when the two were out of bounds. Donald was fined for retaliating, and both players were penalized for unnecessary roughness.

The reigning Defensive Player of the Year was also hit with a second fine for a post-game confrontation with Britt in which he ran back onto the field without shoulder pads after strapping on his helmet.

Head coach Sean McVay says that after speaking with his star defender, he doesn't expect any similar incidents to occur.

"We love Aaron. I love Aaron," McVay said. "And the best part about Aaron is - like all of our players this year when you've had some situations that come up - they're able to take the ownership, the accountability and know what they can do if something like this comes up in the future about how we want to try to handle it."

The three-time All-Pro was also fined more than $20,000 for a low hit on Oakland Raiders quarterback Derek Carr in Week 1.

He signed a six-year, $135-million contract extension before the start of the season.

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