{"id":38931,"date":"2025-04-06T03:45:31","date_gmt":"2025-04-06T03:45:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=38931"},"modified":"2025-04-06T03:45:31","modified_gmt":"2025-04-06T03:45:31","slug":"breaking-dolphins-five-time-pro-bowler-terron-armstead-is-retiring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=38931","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING : #Dolphins five time Pro Bowler Terron Armstead is retiring,"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0Miami Dolphins\u00a0were planning all offseason for the potential scenario of not having left tackle Terron Armstead for the 2025 season. That has come to fruition, as Armstead officially announced his retirement.<\/p>\n<div class=\"m-detail--body-item m-detail--body-twitter-embed\">\n<figure class=\"m-embed mm-embed--twitter l-inline\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=%40TheRealForno&amp;dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1908682380388323337&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fatozsports.com%2Fnfl%2Fmiami-dolphins-news%2Fleft-tackle-terron-armstead-retirement-patrick-paul-will-campbell-armand-membou-dolphins%2F&amp;sessionId=58b6619fd6750867ef85d0d66d4a8c14aeaa463c&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-gtm-yt-inspected-13=\"true\" data-tweet-id=\"1908682380388323337\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<hr class=\"mm-horizontal-rule mm-horizontal-rule--hr1\" \/>\n<h2 id=\"miami-dolphis-lt-terron-armstead-announces-retirement\">Miami Dolphis LT Terron Armstead announces retirement<\/h2>\n<p>This wasn&#8217;t out of left field for Armstead, as he just finished his 12th season in the NFL. He was initially a third-round pick by the\u00a0New Orleans Saints\u00a0out of Arkansas Pine Bluff and became the starter at left tackle in his second season.<\/p>\n<p>Armstead was one of the best left tackles in the National Football League when he was on the field including five Pro Bowl appearances, but that was the biggest issue. Armstead was constantly hurt. In his 12 seasons, Armstead never played in every game of a given season, which was a big factor in his decision to retire.<\/p>\n<p>This was something we knew was coming, as Armstead agreed to drop his base salary from $13.3 million to the league minimum in both 2025 and 2026, essentially setting his contract up for retirement. 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