NEW ORLEANS (AP) – The Saints have lost starting left tackle Terron Armstead for the start of the regular season.
Armstead needs surgery to repair a torn labrum in his shoulder and his rehabilitation is expected to take four to six months, said a person familiar with the situation. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity on Friday because there has been no announcement about the specific nature of Armstead’s injury.
Armstead, 25, posted on his Twitter page that he is “heartbroken” and “frustrated” when he learned he’d need the operation.
The 6-foot-5, 304 pound Armstead is in the first year of a five-year, $65 million extension that he signed before the 2016 season.
He has been a starter since late in his rookie season in 2013.