Will Dolphins be playing critical December games without Terron Armstead?
Pro Bowl left tackle Terron Armstead is likely sidelined for the third time this season because of an injury
OMAR KELLY1 HOUR AGO
Terron Armstead is aware that he’s never played a full NFL season, always missing a game or five to injuries, and it’s one of his many professional regrets.
Armstead, who the Miami Dolphins signed to a five-year, $75 million deal in 2022 that fully guaranteed him $30.1 million, has been completely healthy for all of one game he’s played for the Dolphins during his two-year tenure, and that was the very first regular season contest.
From that point on in 2022, the Dolphins offensive lineman played through foot, knee and leg injuries that would have ended many player’s seasons, and he played well enough to be named a Pro Bowler based on his performance in the 13 contests he participated in.
This season Armstead hoped to shed his fragile label, but a knee procedure forced him to miss most of training camp, and then he suffered a foot injury in a joint practice with the Houston Texans that sidelined him for the season’s first month. And upon playing in his second game he got rolled up under in Miami’s loss to Buffalo and was sidelined for another four games.
When Armstead returned from his third injury, he was a reliable pillar, the offensive tackle Pro Football Focus rated the best pass-blocking tackle in the NFL heading into last week’s win over the New York Jets, but it appears he aggravated a quadriceps injury Friday that could sideline him for a few days, if not weeks.
