David Andrews Shared Punishment With Tom Brady In Rookie Season

David Andrews learned how things are done “the Patriot Way” as soon as he joined New England. Andrews shared punishment with Brady in rookie season – here’s the story:

The veteran center recently summed up the franchise’s philosophy during an interview. Andrews, who joined the Patriots as an undrafted free agent back in 2015, made a mistake during spring practices and had to face the consequences. But he wasn’t the only one who took on the punishment. Andrews shared punishment with none other than the G.O.A.T. himself.

“I remember the first time stepping on the practice field for like OTA practice and like seeing him (Tom Brady) run out on the field, I was just like, ‘Wow.’ We’re sitting there taking snaps and I fumble a snap, and you gotta run a lap. I’m sitting there running a lap with him and I’m just kind of like, ‘Damn, I just made this guy run a lap.’ He had to run one with me because we fumbled a snap. It was just kind of like at that point like one, all right, the details matter here. Like, everything is important. Two, there’s no sacred people. I should have been the one running, not Tom. It was obviously my fault.”

Andrews Optimistic About Returning In 2020

Based on what he says, it seems as Andrews is itching to strap the pads back on. The 27-year-old missed the entire 2019 season due to a health issue but recently noted he’s “optimistic” about playing in 2020. His future NFL career path, however, remains to be seen.

“I feel great,” Andrews told reporters during a community event. “I have some doctor’s appointments coming up. Hopefully, that goes well, and we’ll kind of see from there. I’m pretty optimistic and just really hope everything comes back good here in the next month.”

He added: “I’m not ready to be done playing football. So if there’s any chance that I can go play football, that’s what I’m going to do.”