Longtime New England Patriots center David Andrews recently announced his retirement after a decade with the organization, which included 124 games played and two Super Bowl championships.
Andrews officially waved goodbye to his playing career with a press conference at Gillette Stadium, and it featured plenty of videos sent in by his former teammates, including quarterback Tom Brady.
The 10-minute video package featured messages from Rob Gronkowski, Julian Edelman, the McCourty twins and many others, but it was particularly touching to see Brady give heartfelt well wishes to his former center.
“You couldn’t have had a better career. You were not only a great teammate, but you were a champion. Playing that center position for our team all those years, as you know, the heart and soul of any great team is offensive line, and you were the leader. You were right in the middle,” Brady said, via Savage Sports.
Tom Brady congratulates David Andrews on his retirement.
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Andrews said he didn’t know the video package would be coming, and it was great to see so many of his former friends and teammates take the time to send him off the right way.
Andrews won championships in 2016 and 2018 and decided to hang up his cleats about a month before his 33rd birthday.
He was undrafted out of Georgia but won the Week 1 starting job as a rookie due to injuries to teammates during camp and never looked back.
New England signed former Minnesota Vikings center Garrett Bradbury to a two-year contract this offseason, so Andrews is leaving young quarterback Drake Maye in good hands.
There have been plenty of retirements in recent days across the NFL, and it’s always nice to see a player go out on his own terms, especially after winning a couple of rings like Andrews did.
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