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Terron Armstead – September 13, 2023 Download PDF version

Wednesday, September 13, 2023

T Terron Armstead

(How are you feeling? How optimistic are you about Sunday’s game?) – “I feel great being back out there with the guys, running around and playing a game that I love. Just working. We’re working to try to get ready, get healthy and get closer to being back out there full time.”

(How will you know if you’re ready?) – “It’s a feel. I missed a lot of time in training camp so I don’t have many reps under my belt for this campaign, so I definitely have to get those in and get into playing shape, get my hands right, my timing right, my communication right with the guys. You never know without doing it so I have to get in there and get active.”

(I know you’re a guy that always wants to be out there no matter what. Just to give us some perspective, how did you do it last year?) – “I was able to get some camp work in and then getting banged up Week 1, it just goes to my preparation. I’m doing a lot more film study, understanding my limitations physically, and then my off-the-field preparation as well with the strength staff and the training staff to make sure that I’m ready to roll.”

(A back, ankle and leg were all listed on the injury report, which is nothing new in terms of multiple things, unfortunately. Of those three, which one kept you out last Sunday? One, in particular? The leg?) – “It was probably a combination if I had to say, because I wasn’t able to go out and do my work to get prepared and be able to play and help the team win. I want to be an asset when I’m out there and not a liability ever. So if I am not functionally able to do my job, it hurts the team. I would never do that.”

(What was last week like for you? Did it go up to Friday or did you kind of know on Wednesday?) – “We worked early in the week to see but I wasn’t going to be able to make it happen Sunday. But we kept pushing. We got off the field and did more stuff inside but I didn’t want to take away from the preparation from Kendall (Lamm) and Austin (Jackson) with those guys getting ready. This week I was able to get back on the field, get some reps and get moving, so we’re working.”

(How much do you think you’ll practice this season? Once a week? Every Friday?) – “Every chance I get. I love being out there. I love flying around, talking smack to my guys. So any chance I get, I will be out there.”

(How proud were you of the guys watching that game?) – “It was a great game as a fan of the sport. The back and forth, the energy, the momentum going back and forth. It was a great game, just as a football fan. But us winning just meant I was going crazy.”

(You heard the crowd right? It was crazy.) – “Yeah, Tua (Tagovailoa), ‘Reek’ (Tyreek Hill) and all of the guys were talking about it was like a home game towards the end of the game. I saw them standing on the bench pumping up the crowd and I was like ‘We’re not at home.’ But I could hear it through the TV. I was like Dolphins fans showed up. That’s so important, especially on the road if you get that type of crowd noise and they’ve got to go silent now. That messes up their communication. That plays a part.”

(So you actually stayed behind and rehabbed right?) – “Yeah.”

(Is that unusual? Do you almost always travel even if you are banged up?) – “It was more so Mike (McDaniel’s) decision with the six-hour flight. We just stayed back and hit the ground running and stayed after it to be able to get out there today.”

(I remember talking to Zach Thomas once about how bizarre it was to be on the grill while his team was playing at his house. Were you at your house?) – “Yeah, I was at home alone. No distractions. I was locked in.”

(Was it weird?) – “It was weird. It is tough. Especially like right before kickoff. The adrenaline. I don’t even get nervous. I just like had some nerves for some reason. Then we kicked off and settled in. The first drive was going good and we fumbled. But those guys responded back to that. It was a tough challenge, handling adversity early in the first game of the season and I couldn’t be more impressed with the guys.”

(Will this just be seeing how your body responds every day and then Friday, you, Head Coach Mike McDaniel and the medical staff, if needed, will make a decision on Sunday?) – “I’ll be back out there tomorrow, hitting full speed and just trying to get game ready.”

(A lot of people are talking about the whole turf situation this week. Do you have an opinion on that?) – “I’m a grass fan. I’ve always been a fan of grass. I don’t know the analytics about spikes on turf or grass. But I’m a fan of grass. I’ve played this game forever since I was 5-years-old on grass, so I’ve always been a fan of it.”

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