Saints' Terron Armstead frustrated after aggravating pec injury; hopes to return for playoffs

SmashMouth · 12-24-2018, 10:24 AM

New Orleans Saints left tackle Terron Armstead thought he was good to go.

He suffered a torn pectoral muscle in Week 10 on Nov. 11, and nearly a month and a half later, he and the Saints training staff thought he was ready to return for Sunday’s game against the Pittsburgh Steeelers.

“I felt good during the week, and we’ve been working on it for five, six weeks, so we all felt like it was time to go,” Armstead said Sunday. “It just wasn’t.”

In the second quarter of the Saints' 31-28 win at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome, Armstead aggravated the injury that forced him to miss the previous five games. After the play, a 20-yard reception by Michael Thomas, Armstead was on a knee near the Saints sideline for an extended period before going to the team’s injury tent.

Armstead emerged from the tent after the Saints drove to a touchdown, and he returned to the game for the next drive. He even played into the second half, but late in the third quarter, he came out for good.

“I tried to fight as long as I could and then it got worse,” Armstead said. “I tried it again, and I just wasn’t able to. I didn’t want to be a liability to anybody else, so I had to shut it down.”

The Saints' adoration of Armstead was clear in the game as running backs Alvin Kamara and Mark Ingram both went into the injury tent to check on the Pro Bowl left tackle.

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SmashMouth I donated, did you? Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Mandeville, LA Posts: 38,477 Blog Entries: 29	Saints' Terron Armstead frustrated after aggravating pec injury; hopes to return for playoffs New Orleans Saints left tackle Terron Armstead thought he was good to go. He suffered a torn pectoral muscle in Week 10 on Nov. 11, and nearly a month and a half later, he and the Saints training staff thought he was ready to return for Sunday’s game against the Pittsburgh Steeelers. “I felt good during the week, and we’ve been working on it for five, six weeks, so we all felt like it was time to go,” Armstead said Sunday. “It just wasn’t.” In the second quarter of the Saints' 31-28 win at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome, Armstead aggravated the injury that forced him to miss the previous five games. After the play, a 20-yard reception by Michael Thomas, Armstead was on a knee near the Saints sideline for an extended period before going to the team’s injury tent. Armstead emerged from the tent after the Saints drove to a touchdown, and he returned to the game for the next drive. He even played into the second half, but late in the third quarter, he came out for good. “I tried to fight as long as I could and then it got worse,” Armstead said. “I tried it again, and I just wasn’t able to. I didn’t want to be a liability to anybody else, so I had to shut it down.” The Saints' adoration of Armstead was clear in the game as running backs Alvin Kamara and Mark Ingram both went into the injury tent to check on the Pro Bowl left tackle. more on NOLA Attached Thumbnails