The former Oregon Duck and San Francisco 49er was picked up by the Jacksonville Jaguars this offseason. After being placed on the PUP list ahead of the 2024 training camp, he's now activated and ready to play.
Defensive end Arik Armstead was on the PUP or physically unable to perform list since late July as he was recovering from an offseason meniscus surgery. The formeris feeling much healthier and is now ready to bolster Jacksonville's defensive line in his first season with the Jaguars.
Jacksonville Jaguars defensive lineman Arik Armstead walks to be interviewed after a combined NFL football training camp session between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Jacksonville Jaguars Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024 at EverBank Stadium’s Miller Electric Center in Jacksonville, Fla. / Corey Perrine/Florida Times-Union / USA TODAY NETWORK
Armstead was released by the San Francisco 49ers not too long after their tough loss in Super Bowl LVIII to the Kansas City Chiefs, 25-22. He wasby the 49ers with the No. 17 pick in the first round of the 2015 NFL Draft by Jaguars general manager Trent Baalke. He was in his second-to-last season as the San Francisco general manager when he picked the former
"We’ve had a great relationship, being with him for those few years and drafting me, getting to know me as a younger guy. Then, him watching me from afar when we played the Jags, I would always see him right there pregame. We would talk and the sentiment of how proud he was of me and how my career has gone. He felt like he made a good decision then and he feels like he’s making a good decision now.
"It's tailormade for defensive line. I feel I can play a multitude of roles in it – from lining up on the edge and playing the run to moving inside as a pass rusher. I'm excited to see how the plans are and how they plan on using me."Armstead will be the focal point of new defensive coordinator Ryan Nielsen's defense.
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