Terron Armstead

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Terron Armstead
No. 72 New Orleans Saints
Position: Offensive tackle
Personal information
Date of birth: (1991-07-23) July 23, 1991 (age 32)
Place of birth: Cahokia, Illinois, U.S.
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Career information
High school: Cahokia (IL)
College: Arkansas–Pine Bluff
NFL draft: 2013 / Round: 3 / Pick: 75
Career history
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
  • All-SWAC (2010, 2011, 2012)
  • Pro Bowl Alternate (2015)
Career NFL statistics as of 2015
Games played: 33
Games started: 29
Player stats at NFL.com

Terron Armstead (born July 23, 1991)[1] is an American football offensive tackle for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Saints in the third round of the 2013 NFL Draft. He played college football at Arkansas–Pine Bluff. Armstead was named HBCU Top 30 Under 30,[2] in July 2014.

Early years

A native of Cahokia, Illinois, Armstead attended Cahokia High School, where he was a letterman in football and track. He grew from a 6-2, 250-pound offensive lineman as a junior to a 6-4, 300-pound senior, leading Comanches to an 11-2 record and league title, earning All-Southern Seven Conference and All-Class 5A selection.[3]

In track & field, Armstead was named the News-Democrat Track & Field Athlete of the Year after capturing the state title in the shot put event with a 61 ft 5 in (18.71980 m) throw.[4] He also threw the discus.

College career

Armstead enrolled in the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, where he played for the Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions football team from 2009 to 2012. He was an All-Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) selection during his final three seasons at Arkansas-Pine Bluff.

Track and field

Armstead was also on the Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions track & field team, where he competed as a shot putter, discus thrower and hammer thrower. He got a personal-record of 18.73 meters in the shot put at the 2012 NCAA West Regional, placing 10th.[5] At the 2012 Pepsi Florida Relays, he placed 4th in the discus throw with a career-best throw of 50.37 meters.[6]

Professional career

2013 NFL Draft

At the 2013 NFL Combine, Armstead ran a remarkably fast 4.71 sec 40-yard dash, which is the fastest 40 yard dash time of any offensive lineman at the combine since it first began in 1982.[7][8]

Pre-draft measurables
Ht Wt Arm length Hand size 40-yd dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20-ss 3-cone Vert Broad BP
0 ft 0 in 306 lb 34 in ​9 1⁄4 in 4.71 s 4.72 s 7.62 s ​34 1⁄2 in 9 ft 4 in 31 reps
All values from NFL combine.[9]

New Orleans Saints

Armstead was drafted in the third round, with the 75th overall pick, of the 2013 NFL Draft by the New Orleans Saints,[10] making him the highest draft pick ever out of Arkansas-Pine Bluff. The pick was announced by retired Saint Steve Gleason, at the time wheelchair-bound and using a computerized voice due to his advanced ALS.[11] The Saints signed Armstead to a four-year rookie contract on May 9, 2013.

Armstead was rated the third-best offensive tackle in all of football in 2015 by Pro Football Focus.[12]

On May 3, 2016, Armstead and the Saints agreed to a 5-year contract extension, ensuring the former third round pick remains in New Orleans until 2021. The extension is worth $64.5M base. $38M guaranteed for injury, $25M fully guaranteed.[13]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/players/193489/terron-armstead#stories_tab
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  3. ↑ http://www.neworleanssaints.com/team/roster/Terron-Armstead/6aef8a4d-8cc6-41ad-808d-132f7d3a9d2e
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  6. ↑ http://fl.milesplit.com/meets/95866/results/193418
  7. ↑ Terron Armstead, a 6-5, 306-pound offensive tackle from Arkansas-Pine Bluff, runs arguably fastest 40-yard dash by a lineman at NFL Scouting Combine in 4.71 seconds
  8. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  9. ↑ http://www.nfl.com/draft/2013/profiles/terron-armstead?id=2540228
  10. ↑ http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/2013/4/26/4191764/nfl-draft-results-2013-terron-armstead-new-orleans-saints
  11. ↑ "Steve Gleason announces the saints 3rd round pick", YouTube, 27 Apr 2013. Retrieved 16 Apr 16.
  12. ↑ http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2637687-terron-armstead-saints-agree-to-new-contract-latest-details-and-reaction
  13. ↑ http://www.nola.com/saints/index.ssf/2016/05/terron_armstead_contract_exten.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

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