David Andrews was signed by the New England Patriots as a rookie free agent on May 8, 2015.

​CAREER TRANSACTIONS

David Andrews was signed by the New England Patriots as a rookie free agent on May 8, 2015.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

• Named team co-captain for the first time in 2017.
• Finished in the top-10 in total offense in all three seasons as a starter (2015 - sixth, 2016 - fourth, 2017 - first).

SEASONAL REVIEWS

2017 (14/14, 3/3)

• Named a co-captain for the first time in his career.
• Started all 14 regular-season games he played in at center.
• Started at center in all three postseason contests, including Super Bowl LII vs. Philadelphia (2/4).
• Was inactive due to injury in the victory at Oakland (11/19) in Mexico City and vs. Miami (11/26).
• Returned to the starting lineup at center after missing two games due to injury in the win at Buffalo (12/3).

2016 (16/16, 3/3)

• Served as the Patriots starting center during all 16 games of the 2016 regular season.
• Started at center for all three postseason contests, including the Super Bowl LI victory vs. Atlanta (2/5).
• Made the start at center for the fifth consecutive game at Cleveland (10/9) as a part of an offensive line that helped the Patriots offense record 501 total net yards.

2015 (14/11, 2/0)

• Was one of three rookie free agents, along with Justin Coleman and Brandon King, to be a major contributor on the 53-man roster.
• Appeared in 14 regular-season games with 11 starts - all at center. Also saw limited action at guard and as a fullback in short yardage situations. Became the third rookie free agent to start opening day under Bill Belichick (DL Jace Sayler - 2001, WR Kenbrell Thompkins - 2013).
• Started at center due to Bryan Stork starting the season on short-term injured reserve and played every offensive snap through the first 10 games of the season, helping the team to a 10-0 start.
• Appeared as a reserve in both playoff games.
• Was active but did not play at Denver (11/29) and vs. Philadelphia (12/6).
• Made his NFL debut and his first career start at center in the win vs. Pittsburgh (9/10). 
• Started at center and took one snap at right guard when Shaq Mason lined up at fullback in the win vs. Washington (11/8).
• Contributed on the kick return unit for the first time in his career and saw action at center when Bryan Stork moved to left guard in place of Shaq Mason at N.Y. Jets (12/27).
• Saw action at fullback, setting a key block on Steven Jackson’s 1-yard touchdown run in the first quarter of the AFC Championship at Denver (1/24).

COLLEGE

• Appeared in 50 games with 40 starts over his four-year career at Georgia. Started every game for the Bulldogs over his final three seasons.
• Was voted team MVP as well as Associated Press Second Team All-SEC as a senior in 2014. Was also voted the team’s permanent captain and won the squad’s toughest player award.

EXTRA POINTS

• Andrews is the nephew of long-time NFL head coach and player Dan Reeves. Andrews said the bond between the two is still strong and he still seeks Reeves' advice. "Not many people in my family know what it's like to play in the NFL," he told the Boston Globe. "So he's kind of the only one I can bounce things off or someone who might understand what it's like, so it's definitely cool."

PERSONAL

• Married wife Mackenzie in 2017 offseason.
• Was ranked the No. 9 center nationally and No. 37 prospect overall coming out of Wesleyan High School in 2011.