Armond Armstead Feels CFL Prepared Him to Join Patriots, Says Practices Were Harder Than Games at USC
FOXBORO, Mass. — Armond Armstead is taking part in Patriots rookie camp this weekend, but he isn’t exactly a rookie — even if he isn’t exactly sure what to call himself.
“I don’t know what to consider myself,” Armstead joked. “I would say, I am a rookie in the NFL . So, sure I’m a rookie.”
Armstead spent the 2012 season in the CFL, playing for the Toronto Argonauts...
The Patriots Sign a Pass Rusher, Finally
According to sources on January 22 the Patriots, fresh off the Baltimore loss, have already started improving their team. Patriots are aiming to improve their lackluster pass rush by going out and signing defensive lineman Armond Armstead who apparently played in the CanadianFootball League this past year.
Armstead is a USC grad who went undrafted due to a medical error by...
Patriots Sign DT Armond Armstead
Tom Curran is reporting that the Patriots have signed former USC and Toronto Argonauts defensive tackle Armond Armstead.
The Patriots have signed Armond Armstead, according to a source. Former USC player was productive as CFL pass rusher in 2012. #PatriotsTalk
— Tom E. Curran (@tomecurran) January 22, 2013
Armstead has worked out for several teams over the past few weeks...
Report: Patriots Sign Defensive Tackle Armond Armstrong From CFL
The Patriots are getting an early start on 2013 acquisitions.
New England signed defensive tackle Armond Armstead from the CFL’s Toronto Argonauts on Tuesday, according to multiple reports. Armstead had six sacks and 43 tackles with the Argonauts in 2012. He was also named to the CFL All-Star team as a rookie.
The 22-year-old USC product sat out his senior 2011 season with the...
USC Trojans: Armond Armstead to sign with NFL team after season in Canada
I suppose former USC defensive lineman Armond Armstead would have a problem with being associated with USC in the headline and in this sentence since he is suing them for allegedly causing the heart attack that caused him to miss the 2011 season and go undrafted in the 2012 draft. But that’s what happened and he DID play there for three seasons.
Armstead played the 2012 season...
USC, Armstead lawsuit part of 'Nightline' report
USC and a lawsuit filed against the school and others by former defensive lineman Armond Armstead are part of a report on a painkilling drug and its use in college football that will air Thursday night on the ABC News program "Nightline."
In his lawsuit, filed last August, Armstead claims he received improperly administered painkilling injections of Toradol -- a nonsteroidal...
Via Fox Sports West
January 03, 2013
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Former USC lineman Armstead sues school
Former USC football player Armond Armstead filed a lawsuit against the school and other defendants Thursday, claiming he received improperly administered painkilling injections that caused him to suffer a heart attack and hurt his chances for an NFL career.
The University Park Health Center and James Tibone, the Trojans' team physician, and an unnamed pharmaceutical company...
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August 31, 2012
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Armstead brothers cannot reunite in Pac-12
If USC defensive tackle Armond Armstead wants to play with his brother, five-star recruit Arik, Pac-12 schools are not an option.
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January 13, 2012
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Prater to leave USC, Armstead still pondering
USC's roster, which will be limited to 75 scholarship players in the fall, remained in flux Monday as receiver Kyle Prater announced he was transferring and defensive lineman Armond Armstead met with school officials to explore doing the same for his final season of eligibility.
Prater, a third-year sophomore from Illinois, is the second player in less than a week to leave the...
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January 10, 2012
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Would Landing The Armstead Brothers Be The Trolliest Thing Ever?
Things are heating up in college football. No, it has nothing to do with the bowl games, but rather the players who are not involved in them. I'm talking about recruiting. National signing day is less than a month away, and of course the freakiness is closing in.One recruitment that Irish fans may not have to wait that long to find out about is Arik Armstead:
Arik Armstead...
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