By Nick Underhill | The Advocate
Terron Armstead was confused.
He couldn’t get healthy. Summer hope only led to the fall of optimism, as the Saints left tackle endured a seemingly endless run of ailments the last few years. Armstead had no idea why it was happening. He traveled the country, then the world, seeing doctors and seeking opinions, only to have it happen all over again.
“I didn’t know why stuff kept happening,” Armstead said. “One injury was the result of others that would never heal. I dealt with that for two years. That kept happening.”
The one injury was his hip. It never got better. Armstead would play with it until it would eventually pop on him. Rest, rehab, return. The cycle never ended.
“It was a problem,” he said. “I was like getting a tear every week.”
Armstead feels good now after battling knee, chest and hip injuries the last few years. There is confidence in his words. The fact that he is now willing to discuss his injuries is notable in and of itself. Perhaps it is a sign that he believes the worst is now behind him. ...
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