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Terron Armstead on his retirement: “I was only able to play under the pain meds”

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He was even tougher than we thought -

"The 33-year-old Armstead played 12 NFL seasons but said a knee injury that he initially suffered in 2015 never fully healed.

“I’ve been dealing with a knee since my third year in the league,” Armstead said. “I didn’t see a practice field at all, and not because I didn’t want to or the Dolphins just wanted me to rest. It’s like I literally couldn’t walk. After a game on Sunday, I wouldn’t be able to walk on my own, under my own power, until Wednesday, Thursday. So I was only able to play under the pain meds. I couldn’t put any pressure on my knee, so it was like, I can’t keep doing that to myself.”"

https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profo...t-i-was-only-able-to-play-under-the-pain-meds

And a short video clip

 
Golphindolphin said:
He was even tougher than we thought -

"The 33-year-old Armstead played 12 NFL seasons but said a knee injury that he initially suffered in 2015 never fully healed.

“I’ve been dealing with a knee since my third year in the league,” Armstead said. “I didn’t see a practice field at all, and not because I didn’t want to or the Dolphins just wanted me to rest. It’s like I literally couldn’t walk. After a game on Sunday, I wouldn’t be able to walk on my own, under my own power, until Wednesday, Thursday. So I was only able to play under the pain meds. I couldn’t put any pressure on my knee, so it was like, I can’t keep doing that to myself.”"

https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profo...t-i-was-only-able-to-play-under-the-pain-meds

And a short video clip

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Hell of a player. Sucks to see anybody live with that kind of pain, but he stuck it out as much as he could it would seem.

Respect.
 
PhinFan1968 said:
Hell of a player. Sucks to see anybody live with that kind of pain, but he stuck it out as much as he could it would seem.

Respect.
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As much as Terron will be missed I'm hoping the increased practice time that the o-line gets as a complete unit can help close the performance gap a bit.
 
Golphindolphin said:
I hadn't thought about that @artdnj , gonna be a big change for me this season. I've got 128 days sober, no more All-you-can drink Sundays anymore. Picked a hell of a season for it!

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Just think, If and you will remain sober through this season you got it licked for life
 
Golphindolphin said:
He was even tougher than we thought -

"The 33-year-old Armstead played 12 NFL seasons but said a knee injury that he initially suffered in 2015 never fully healed.

“I’ve been dealing with a knee since my third year in the league,” Armstead said. “I didn’t see a practice field at all, and not because I didn’t want to or the Dolphins just wanted me to rest. It’s like I literally couldn’t walk. After a game on Sunday, I wouldn’t be able to walk on my own, under my own power, until Wednesday, Thursday. So I was only able to play under the pain meds. I couldn’t put any pressure on my knee, so it was like, I can’t keep doing that to myself.”"

https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profo...t-i-was-only-able-to-play-under-the-pain-meds

And a short video clip

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I fully accept Mr. Armstead's statement as accurate and believable.

I want to publicly thank Mr. Armstead for his time and for the contributions he made to the Dolphins while he was here.

I hope he finds a way to get that knee fully healed in his retirement.

Best Regards from Ray R.
 
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