Arik Armstead
ARIK ARMSTEAD DL 6-7 × 290 × OREGON 91 11.15.93 × ELK GROVE, CA × 6TH YEAR × ACQUIRED D-1 IN ‘15 2020 HIGHLIGHTS • Bought down Jets QB Sam Darnold at NYJ (9/20) for a 6-yd. loss, ARMSTEAD’S GOLDEN NUGGETS marking his first sack of the season and 20th of his career. Fin- ished the game with 3 tackles, 1.0 sack and 1 PD. • Lists his parents, Guss and Christa, as the most influential • Combined with DL Kerry Hyder Jr. to bring down Eagles QB Car- people in his life. He also gives credit to his grandfather, Willie son Wentz for 0.5 sack vs. Phi. (10/4). B. Armstead, an Air Force veteran, for instilling the value of integrity that his parents have passed along to him. “A lot of GOLDMINE things he instilled in my dad have carried down to me. Having • In May of 2020, Armstead donated $50,000 to Sacramento’s a family member who is more courageous than you can imag- Mercy Housing for students to be able to participate in distance ine and who served his country is a huge honor.” learning. The donation will provide 350 Chromebooks to students, • Played both basketball and football at Oregon before focusing as well as one-year of pre-paid internet service for those families, only on football in 2014. many of whom have multiple students in their households. Also • During Super Bowl 50’s Media Day, Armstead joined Sacra- included in the donation were education kits consisting of learn- mento’s ABC10 sports team as a reporter to learn what it is ing activities, books, supplies and even healthy snacks benefiting like to cover NFL players during one of the most hectic events children of all ages who remain physically at home, unable to visit of the year.
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