3 of the smartest moves the Saints have made in free agency so far
2. Letting Terron Armstead walk
Saints fans love Terron Armstead and it wasn’t easy to see him donning that Miami Dolphins teal over the past week but at the end of the day, the team made the right decision not to sign him to the deal he got from the ‘Fins.
Armstead agreed to terms on a five-year deal worth $87.5 million and making $43.37 million guaranteed. It wasn’t only the money that stopped the Saints from keeping Armstead in the black and gold but rather the injury history.
Dolphins giving OT Terrron Armstead a five-year deal worth up $87.5 million, including $43.37 million guaranteed, source tells ESPN.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 22, 2022
During Armstead’s nine years in New Orleans, he never appeared in all 16 (or 17) games in a single season. This past year he missed nine games due to injury, which was tied for the most amount of time he’s missed since becoming a starter (he missed nine games in 2016 as well).
The Dolphins needed Armstead way more than the Saints did so they could afford to pay him what they did even with the knowledge of his injury history. New Orleans, on the other hand, could not. Letting Armstead walk was the right decision, even if he stays healthy and balls out this year.