Terron Armstead excited to be voice for NFL players dealing with similar injury situation in retirement

Terron Armstead retired from the NFL aft 12 seasons with the New Orleans Saints and Miami Dolphins, and helium has not spared immoderate details erstwhile explaining wherefore present is the close clip to measurement distant from the game. 

It is the archetypal clip since helium was 5 years old, a full of 28 years, that helium volition not beryllium playing for a shot squad this fall. However, Armstead shared immoderate grueling wounded stories that led the violative tackle to bent up his cleats. 

Why did the 33-year-old stock his idiosyncratic wounded journey? Now connected the extracurricular looking in, helium wants to beryllium the dependable for players going done akin situations successful the NFL today. 

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Terron Armstead connected the reddish carpet earlier the Super Bowl LIX NFL Honors astatine Saenger Theatre. (Kirby Lee-Imagn Images)

"Now that I’m done, I would similar to commencement sharing much of my stories due to the fact that there’s players that are actively playing who are dealing with akin situations," helium told Fox News Digital astatine Fanatics Fest connected Friday. 

"So, I privation to beryllium a dependable for them and let the fans to cognize that they can’t needfully talk connected their injury. Because you ne'er privation to person those built-in excuses earlier a game, like, ‘I mislaid connected this play due to the fact that of my knee.’ You cognize what I mean? Never privation to person that."

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For NFL fans, it sometimes gets mislaid successful the vigor of contention and highlight-reel plays however overmuch of a toll the 17-game-plus play tin instrumentality connected a player’s body, particularly a lineman similar Armstead. Years of grooming and competing connected the gridiron takes its toll, and Armstead said his ailment was a genu wounded helium perpetually had to conflict done since his 3rd twelvemonth successful the league. 

"I didn’t spot a signifier tract astatine all, and not due to the fact that I didn’t privation to oregon the Dolphins conscionable wanted maine to rest. It’s similar I virtually couldn’t walk," helium said during an quality connected the "Nightcap Show." 

Miami Dolphins violative tackle Terron Armstead, #72, during the crippled against the Green Bay Packers astatine Lambeau Field successful Green Bay, Wisconsin, connected Nov. 28, 2024. (Jeff Hanisch-Imagn Images)

"After a crippled connected Sunday, I wouldn’t beryllium capable to locomotion connected my own, nether my ain power, until Wednesday, Thursday. So, I was lone capable to play nether the symptom meds. I couldn’t enactment immoderate unit connected my knee, truthful it was like, I can’t support doing that to myself."

So, no, Armstead is not going to beryllium 1 of those retirees who volition get the impulse to get backmost connected the tract travel Week 1. 

"I deliberation I’m done, I’m astatine bid with it. I’m excited to beryllium connected this broadside to speech astir the game, stock my cognition and experience.

Terron Armstead walks the bluish carpet astatine JAY-Z's Iconic The 40/40 Club successful concern with Fanatics Sportsbook astatine the halfway of Fanatics Fest NYC astatine Javits Center connected June 20, 2025 successful New York City. (Dave Kotinsky/Getty Images for Fanatics)

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"After being successful the crippled for truthful long, and playing shot for truthful agelong since 5 years old, it’s decidedly bittersweet. It’s my archetypal twelvemonth without it aft 28 years, truthful I’ll spot what this beingness is going to beryllium similar without football. I’m truthful grateful and appreciative for it, but I’m excited for my future."

While helium whitethorn beryllium disconnected the sidelines, Armstead inactive wants to marque an interaction connected the crippled helium loves dearly, particularly for those players who proceed to enactment their bodies connected the enactment each twelvemonth to hunt for a Super Bowl rubric alongside their teammates. 

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