An illustrious career officially comes to an end for former New Orleans Saints left tackle Terron Armstead. The five-time Pro Bowler announced his retirement after 12 seasons in the league on Saturday night.
Armstead, a third-round pick by the Saints back in 2013, was drafted with the 75th selection out of Arkansas-Pine Bluff, a small HBCU program. After a year of development his rookie year, Armstead took over the starting job at left tackle protecting the blind side of a future Hall-of-Famer in quarterback Drew Brees. Armstead would stick around with the Saints for eight more seasons, starting a total of 93 games for the team. During that span, Armstead was selected to three consecutive Pro Bowls from 2018-2020 while also receiving second-team All-Pro honors in 2018.
In 2022, Armstead opted to test free agency where he ultimately signed a lucrative contract with the Miami Dolphins. Armstead spent his final three seasons in Miami blocking for young quarterback Tua Tagovailoa. Armstead was invited to two additional Pro Bowls in 2022 and 2023, increasing his career total to five.
With such an impressive resume to back up his body of work, Armstead undoubtedly goes down as one of the top offensive tackles of this decade. His leadership, work ethic and consistency at the position, elevated each team that he’s been a part of. Fans in New Orleans especially appreciated every single second that No. 72 stepped out on that turf. Congratulations to Terron, an amazing ball player and an even better human being.
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