Why Terron Armstead retired (His knee hurt) (Clickbait Article)

[stuvian]

https://nypost.com/2025/06/08/sports/the-frightening-reasons-behind-terron-armsteads-nfl-retirement/

[BillsFanForever19]

This isn't current news. He retired months ago.

 

https://www.nfl.com/news/dolphins-five-time-pro-bowl-lt-terron-armstead-retiring-after-12-nfl-seasons

[Doc]

4 minutes ago, BillsFanForever19 said:

This isn't current news. He retired months ago.

 

https://www.nfl.com/news/dolphins-five-time-pro-bowl-lt-terron-armstead-retiring-after-12-nfl-seasons

 

I thought it was years...

[Starr Almighty]

1 hour ago, BillsFanForever19 said:

This isn't current news. He retired months ago.

 

https://www.nfl.com/news/dolphins-five-time-pro-bowl-lt-terron-armstead-retiring-after-12-nfl-seasons

This is the 1st sentence in that story. 

 

Terron Armstead’s decision to retire from the NFL two months ago was about more than just normal wear and tear after 12 years of professional football.

 

I'm assuming you didn't click the link.

[BillsFanForever19]

8 hours ago, Starr Almighty said:

This is the 1st sentence in that story. 

 

Terron Armstead’s decision to retire from the NFL two months ago was about more than just normal wear and tear after 12 years of professional football.

 

I'm assuming you didn't click the link.

 

You should look at the little notification above your post. The title of the post was simply "Terron Armstead retires" before OP changed it.

 

And no, I didn't. I just saw the post and thought, "didn't this happen a while ago"? I don't know how clicking on the post or not matters - in the context of the original title I was replying to.

Edited 12 hours ago by BillsFanForever19

[Simon]

15 minutes ago, BillsFanForever19 said:

The title of the post was simply "Terron Armstead retires" before OP changed it.

 

That might not have been the OP 

[NoSaint]

8 minutes ago, Simon said:

 

That might not have been the OP 

well if it was you… 

 

It seems a lil more than just a sore knee- 

 

I literally couldn’t walk. After a game on Sunday, I wouldn’t be able to walk on my own, under my own power, until Wednesday, Thursday. So I was only able to play under the pain meds. I couldn’t put any pressure on my knee, so it was like, I can’t keep doing that to myself.”

[Simon]

9 minutes ago, NoSaint said:

It seems a lil more than just a sore knee- 

 

I literally couldn’t walk. After a game on Sunday, I wouldn’t be able to walk on my own, under my own power, until Wednesday, Thursday. So I was only able to play under the pain meds. I couldn’t put any pressure on my knee, so it was like, I can’t keep doing that to myself.”

 

That's about every lineman over the age of 30 on Mondays.

 

"The Frightening Reasons!" from the NY Post qualified as clickbait, imo.

[Captain Hindsight]

15 minutes ago, NoSaint said:

well if it was you… 

 

It seems a lil more than just a sore knee- 

 

I literally couldn’t walk. After a game on Sunday, I wouldn’t be able to walk on my own, under my own power, until Wednesday, Thursday. So I was only able to play under the pain meds. I couldn’t put any pressure on my knee, so it was like, I can’t keep doing that to myself.”

This is why I always get annoyed when people are like “football players aren’t tough anymore! They used to really hit!”

 

yeah and they all die young or can’t walk for the rest of their life. It’s a game, I’d rather be entertained and know everyone is ok when they decide to hang it up

[Wacka]

Jim Otto (Raiders # 00) lived to a nice old age but had to use the arm braces to walk for years.

[BigDingus]

4 hours ago, Simon said:

 

That might not have been the OP 

 

I would've preferred the classic "Vague Title" myself 😉

[Doc Brown]

6 hours ago, Wacka said:

Jim Otto (Raiders # 00) lived to a nice old age but had to use the arm braces to walk for years.

They've got to bring that number back.  The 0 on a jersey is the worst number in the NFL.

[boyst]

11 hours ago, Captain Hindsight said:

This is why I always get annoyed when people are like “football players aren’t tough anymore! They used to really hit!”

 

yeah and they all die young or can’t walk for the rest of their life. It’s a game, I’d rather be entertained and know everyone is ok when they decide to hang it up

I agree and disagree.

 

If I say they aren't tough anymore it's all relative to what these guys used to do. I believe they don't play as tough as they used to play but also play a whole lot smarter. The hits they don't take now prevent them from long term injury. They training they do now is vastly different. Plyometrics, mobility, and versatility matter more than the shear power that was preached just 20 years ago. 

 

In fact, I bet if you took the average body fat and weight - both are down since 1995 I'd bet.  These athletes today are in better shape and more finely tuned than ever before. 

 

Hopefully their quality of life improves because of it. 

[NoSaint]

5 hours ago, boyst said:

I agree and disagree.

 

If I say they aren't tough anymore it's all relative to what these guys used to do. I believe they don't play as tough as they used to play but also play a whole lot smarter. The hits they don't take now prevent them from long term injury. They training they do now is vastly different. Plyometrics, mobility, and versatility matter more than the shear power that was preached just 20 years ago. 

 

In fact, I bet if you took the average body fat and weight - both are down since 1995 I'd bet.  These athletes today are in better shape and more finely tuned than ever before. 

 

Hopefully their quality of life improves because of it. 

yea I ride the fence on this… 

 

obviously a fan and often advocate for preserving the game… but also the reality is it’s quite rough on the body and we normalize some extreme things to protect the game. 
 

especially in recent years I’ve fallen under them being incredibly well paid even at minimums and grown men can make grown decisions…. But some of these are certainly grown up choices they have to make in risking health for money.

[boyst]

33 minutes ago, NoSaint said:

yea I ride the fence on this… 

 

obviously a fan and often advocate for preserving the game… but also the reality is it’s quite rough on the body and we normalize some extreme things to protect the game. 
 

especially in recent years I’ve fallen under them being incredibly well paid even at minimums and grown men can make grown decisions…. But some of these are certainly grown up choices they have to make in risking health for money.

The older I get the more I realize I haven't been kind to my body. I haven't put myself through 18 weeks of what they do but definitely not just say around either. In the next 10-15 years I'll likely have bi later hip and knee replacements, at least 2 fused discs, and probably some more foot procedures.

 

To do what these gladiators do for money is, in my opinion, worth it.