New England Patriots center David Andrews dealt with a health scare that held him out of the entire 2019 season. Andrews, who was the team’s starter from 2015 to 2018, experienced blood clots in his lungs in the summer of 2019. And he was forced to sit out on injured reserve. That thrust center Ted Karras and, at times, James Ferentz into action this year.
During a community event at Amos House in Providence, Andrews was asked how he’s feeling about a return next season.
“I feel great,” Andrews told reporters, via ESPN.com’s Mike Reiss. “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.”
Andrews helped the team off the field as a leader on the sideline and during meetings in 2019. However, the team would surely appreciate his contributions on the field, particularly with Karras and Ferentz set to enter free agency along with guard Joe Thuney.
