The preseason is underway and the regular season is le s than a month away, and the ' best player is still mi sing. , the best defensive player in football, continues to remain away from the team as he seeks a new long-term contract.That's the bad news. according to Rams coach Sean McVay."There's been -- let's put it this way, there's increased dialogue," McVay said Saturday, via Kevin Durant Jersey NFL.com. "There's more -- we feel positive about the direction that these things are going." More on the NFL Still, that doesn't mean Joe Harris Jersey we should expect Donald to end his holdout in the near future. As CBS Sports NFL Insider Jason La Canfora reported last week, the A year ago, , which resulted in his absence in Week 1, but it didn't impact much in the long term considering .Add in the fact that the Rams signed this offseason and that's probably why they aren't panicking about Donald's absence, as La Canfora wrote. But I certainly don't get the sense that they are freaking out over the matter. The front office, if anything, seems to be taking a pragmatic and reasoned approach to this contractual stalemate and, in Ndamukong Suh, they have a unique version of what amounts to Donald insurance, landing the former Pro Tyler Johnson Jersey Bowl on a one-year, team-friendly contract early in the offseason to guard against just such a loggerhead with Donald this summer again.That being said, McVay talked about how the team is operating with more urgency."I think there's a level of urgency that's being displayed from us," McVay said. "I know that they know how much we value him and appreciate Aaron. Hopefully, we'll see some things change on that front Landry Shamet Jersey sooner than later, but it's still kind of in the same boat."Donald, 27, has been arguably the game's best defensive player for a couple seasons now. Even though he plays on the interior of the defensive line, he's still managed to rack up 39 sacks in four seasons while remaining stout against the run, which is why he's been named First Team All-Pro three times, which is also why he wants to be paid more than the For the Rams, the presence of Suh gives them some insurance in the event Donald's holdout extends into the regular season. But the Rams are entering the season with Super Bowl aspirations. So it's D'Angelo Russell Jersey imperative that they find a way to end the standoff with Donald sooner rather than later. The Rams open up the regular season against the , , and .