Terron Armstead fought back the tears Friday afternoon with the same determination he fought through everything else in his NFL career.
All the injuries.
All the heartbreak.
All the disappointments.
And all those opposing edge rusher who rarely stood a chance whenever they lined up across from one of the greatest tackles in New Orleans Saints' history.
Armstead handled all of that, a big reason he was back in the Saints’ facility on Friday for the first time since 2021.
He is being recognized as the "Legend of the Game" for the Saints’ season opener against the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday.
This will no doubt be a season opener Armstead will never forget.
It'll be the first one since the Saints drafted him in 2013 that he isn’t wearing shoulder pads and a helmet.
Armstead, who spen