METAIRIE -- Terron Armstead is hopeful that a healthy season is in his near future.

The New Orleans Saints offensive tackle said on Tuesday that he's traveled the world meeting with doctors, and believes that he's found some people who will be able to help him get over his ailments this offseason.

"I feel like this offseason will be the time I get completely healthy," Armstead said. "I've been all over the country -- I've been out of the country -- trying to get healthy these past few years. I've met some of the best doctors in the world, some of the best therapists and trainers in the world. I feel like I've met one or two people that I will be 100 percent this offseason."

The first concern will be his hip. He tweeted Sunday night that he played through a torn hip flexor this season, but would not go into detail about it on Tuesday. He did, however, say that does not expect to have surgery and believes it can be healed through rehab.

Armstead dealt with issues in the same hip last season but did not undergo surgery.

The left tackle said that his knees were not an issue this season, and that the doctors he met with in Germany helped him get them close to 100 percent this season.

Pass rusher Hau'oli Kikaha (ankle), defensive lineman Mitchell Loewen (ankle) and linebacker Alex Anzalone (shoulder) said they are doing well in their recoveries from injuries and will be fine by next season.

A source said Loewen, who suffered a high-ankle sprain, ultimately underwent surgery to repair it and that he's now running.

Zach Strief, however, will take some time before he decides on his future.

The Saints right tackle, who suffered a torn ACL and MCL during the season opener against the Vikings, wants to let the emotions of the season subside and allow his first child to arrive, which is due next week, before deciding if he wants to keep playing football.

"Obviously there's part of you that says, 'Maybe it's time,'" Strief said. "And there's part of you that says, 'I don't want to finish like that.'"

Strief said he thinks he can keep playing at high level. He feels that his 2016 season was one of his best. And while there are times that training camp feels like it isn't worth it after being the league so many years, he knows there are things he'll miss about the game when his time is up.

"But the reality is that we all love some part of this game and there's a part of that that's just in us," Strief said. "So it makes it very difficult always when that happens, when that time comes. And like I said, I think take some time, really make that decision away from football and make it with your family. When it is time, I will have no regrets. I know that when I decide that this has gone on so much longer and so much better than I ever could have imagined."

Strief, 34, was replaced at right tackle by rookie Ryan Ramczyk after suffering his injury. How he fits into the future plans could impact his decision.

So, he will spend the next couple weeks trying to answer this question: "The reality of this job is that there's as much mental preparation as physical, and I think the question will come down to more, 'Am I mentally ready to do what's necessary to play another season?'"

SAINTS BREAUX SAYS HE IS FINALLY HEALTHY

Saints cornerback Delvin Breaux had a trying year in New Orleans.

First Breaux suffered a stress fracture of his fibula in training camp, an injury that was initially diagnosed as a shin contusion, and the resulting fallout resulted in the high-profile firing of former team orthopedists Deryk Jones and Misty Suri.

Breaux underwent surgery with the intent to return to the Saints at midseason, then suffered a setback right before he returned to game action, forcing him to miss the entire season.

Breaux posted some good news on his Instagram page on Wednesday.

"Yes, finally cleared to return to all activities," Breaux wrote. "God is good."

Breaux, who became a fan favorite when he made it all the way back from a broken neck suffered in high school, burst onto the scene and established himself as a starting cornerback as a rookie in 2015, has battled injuries ever since. A broken fibula and a shoulder injury derailed his 2016 season and limited him to just six games, and then he missed the entire season this year.

And he's at a contract crossroads. Breaux is a restricted free agent, which means the Saints must decide what tender to offer him, or he'll hit the free-agent market.

Whatever happens, Breaux has his heart set on putting the injuries behind him.

"(It's) gonna be a great year," Breaux wrote. "One day at a time. ... Goal is to stay healthy this year."

Joel A. Erickson of The Advocate (Baton Rouge) contributed to this story.