David Andrews (American football)

David Andrews

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Andrews in the 2015 NFL season.
No. 60 New England Patriots
Position: Center
Personal information
Date of birth: (1992-07-10) July 10, 1992
Place of birth: Johns Creek, Georgia
Height: 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight: 295 lb (134 kg)
Career information
High school: Peachtree Corners (GA) Wesleyan
College: Georgia
Undrafted: 2015
Career history
Roster status: Active
Career NFL statistics as of 2015
Games played: 14
Games started: 11
Player stats at NFL.com

David Andrews (born July 10, 1992) is an American football center for the New England Patriots. He played college football at Georgia.[1]

High school career

Andrews attended the Wesleyan School in Peachtree Corners, Georgia,[2] where he was a two-way lineman. In Andrews' sophomore year, Wesleyan won the 2008 GHSA Class A state championship. For his junior and senior season, his coaches attributed him with over a hundred knockdown blocks while not allowing a quarterback sack in either year.[3] Andrews was named 2010 Gwinnett County Offensive Lineman of the Year, and made the All-County First Team Offense nominated by the Gwinnett Daily Post.

Regarded as a three-star recruit by Rivals.com, Andrews was ranked as the No. 9 center prospect in the class of 2011, which was headed by Reese Dismukes.[4] Andrews had offers from Duke and Michigan but, as a “lifelong die-hard Bulldogs’ fan,” waited for Georgia to offer and committed “practically on the spot” when he got the offer in February 2010.[5][6]

College career

In his true freshman season, Andrews appeared in ten games. He earned Athletic Director's Honor Roll distinction for fall semester. In his sophomore year, Andrews filled the void left at the center position by the graduation of Ben Jones. Andrews started all 14 games helping to protect quarterback Aaron Murray. After the Auburn game in early November, he was named SEC Offensive Lineman of the Week as he graded out at 88 percent and had six “dominator” blocks and three knockdowns.[7]

As a junior, Andrews was named to the preseason watch list for the Rimington Trophy. He started all 13 games at center, and protected quarterback Murray such that Georgia ranked No. 2 in passing in the SEC. At the conclusion of spring practice of his senior year he was named Offensive MVP, and also preseason Third Team All-SEC by Phil Steele. Andrews added another 13 starts in as many games over his senior season, totalling 50 games for his college career. He won Georgia's Vince Dooley Most Valuable Player Award, was selected second-team All-SEC by the Associated Press,[8] and named one of six finalists for the Rimington Trophy.[9]

Professional career

New England Patriots

Andrews went undrafted in the 2015 NFL Draft, but signed with the New England Patriots as a free agent on May 2, 2015.[10] Andrews stood out in Patriots training camp and played more than expected in preseason, starting every preseason game, due to injuries to Patriots starting center Bryan Stork and reserve center/guard Ryan Wendell. Andrews made the Patriots 2015 53-man roster and started at center in Week 1 against the Pittsburgh Steelers after Stork was placed on injured reserve with the designation to return and Wendell was inactive.[11] Andrews started every game through Week 10, playing every snap over the first half of the season. Although he was not selected to the 2016 Pro Bowl, Andrews finished in the top two in fan voting at the position.[12] As a result of his high snap count and low salary, Andrews received a performance-based pay bonus of $237,427.11, the second-highest of any Patriot in 2015 (after cornerback Malcolm Butler).[13]

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