Aaron Donald has become the best defensive player in the NFL, but one of his former teammates is ready to take things one step further.

Chris Long was with the Los Angeles Rams for Donald's first two seasons.

"I'd like to credit myself with being the first person to know he was going to be amazing," Long jokingly told Gus Frerotte of the "Huddle Up with Gus" podcast. "We used to joke his rookie camp that he was going to be in the Hall of Fame, but I kind of wasn't joking."

Long called Donald "the best football player in the world, in my opinion."