"Walker expressed, 'It's just like taking my game to another level. Obviously, he's seen Aaron Donald. He was on the team with Aaron Donald. So it just kind of helped put things in perspective for me to be able to just click it to a different type of mindset from how I was going throughout the year.'"
"Coen stated, 'We literally had to take him [Donald] out of practice in order for us to gain yards on offense. And so if you want to get where you want to go and where we want you to go and where you can go, I need to be able to see that in practice.'"
Travon Walker, after signing a $110 million contract extension, is motivated to enhance his performance by emulating Aaron Donald's preparation and mindset. Coach Liam Coen highlighted the importance of practice in achieving dominance on the field. Walker has shown promise with 27.5 sacks and 200 tackles in his career, but injuries have affected his performance. Coen's experience with Donald underscores the need for Walker to adopt a similar work ethic to reach his full potential as a pass rusher.
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