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Marcel Louis-Jacques
Miami-El Liniero offensive to the Dolphins, Terron Armstead, announced his retirement on Saturday night, ending his career decorated in the 12-year-old NFL.
Armstead, 33, announced the news at a party he organized in Miami to celebrate his next chapter, with the assistance of several teammates.
Pro Bowl’s five times highlighted a five -year contract and $ 75 million with the Dolphins in 2022 and spent three seasons such as the team’s left Tackle. During that period, he was appointed for two Pro Bowls and was a three -time team captain.
A third round of Arkansas-Pine Bluff by the New Orleans Saints in 2013, the native of Cahokia, Illinois, established a record of combination of NFL exploration for an offensive lin with a 4.71 seconds of 40 yards.
Armstead spent his first nine seasons with the Saints before signing with Miami, where he immediately assumed a veteran leadership role for a team in the midst of several training and list changes.
While it was fundamental in the development of offensive linens such as Austin Jackson and Patrick Paul, Armstead also proved to be influential for players on the other side of the ball, including the first round of 2024, Chop Robinson.
“Simply get an offensive perspective, especially against one of the best, just learning from him,” Robinson said in August. “I go against him in practice, and he is doing things that he had never seen before an o-lineman.
“He gave me advice on how I could work on that. I can’t say the advice, but it definitely worked.”
Armstead’s retirement leaves the Dolphins without an initial left backle, although Paul of 2024 is expected to be expected to fill the vacancy. Miami coach Mike McDaniel told journalists at NFL Scouting Combine in February that the team was operating this low season as if Armstead did not return in 2025.
He also leaves Miami without two of the most respected voices in his locker room, after Calais Campbell signed with the Arizona cardinals earlier this week. Multiple players and McDaniel admit to having needed a stronger culture of responsibility in the future, and will have to find a way to replace the NFL experience of almost three decades.
