David Andrews ‘a little shocked’ by Patriots release after 10 seasons
NY Post
David Andrews understands, but that doesn’t mean he isn’t disappointed.
The longtime Patriots center is no longer the longtime Patriots center, one of the last ties to the Tom Brady-Bill Belichick era, after his release last week.
Andrews knew it was a possibility — one that he openly acknowledged at his end-of-season availability with media — and yet still, the call that essentially was his pink slip caught him off-guard.
“You’re a little shocked by it,” Andrew said on his “Quick Snap” podcast on Wednesday. “But … I’ve been so blessed. I’ve had 10 years and never got fired. I was living a pipe dream that I would hopefully make the decision myself. What did Bill [Belichick] say? ‘There’s a light at the end of the tunnel, and you’re hoping it’s not a train.’ I was hoping it wasn’t a train, and it was a train.
“But like I said, I respect their decision.”
Andrews had played in 124 regular-season games since 2015 with the Patriots, served as a captain and won two Super Bowls. But he knew his body had begun to betray him, held to four games last season before electing to undergo season-ending shoulder surgery.
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