In October 2020, Ryquell Armstead's second NFL season ended before it started thanks to reported complications from COVID-19.
On Thursday — three days before his slated return to an active NFL roster — he revealed that he developed myocarditis as part of a severe bout with COVID-19 that left him unable to work out for almost an entire year.
The Jacksonville Jaguars signed Armstead on Wednesday from the Green Bay Packers practice squad after placing Carlos Hyde on injure reserve. Now the same team that drafted him in 2019 and cut him in May will guarantee Armstead game checks and a spot on the 53-man roster for the final three weeks of the regular season.