After six years and two Super Bowls with the New England Patriots, center David Andrews is going nowhere.
Andrews is returning to the Patriots, said Kim Jones of the NFL Network. Andrews will sign a four-year contract, said Mike Garafolo of the NFL Network.
At 37th in Gregg Rosenthal’s Top 101 Free Agents in 2021, Andrews, 29, has been a mainstay on the Patriots’ offensive front and an uplifting comeback story.
After losing the entire 2019 season due to blood clots in his legs, Andrews returned to the Pats in 2020 and, despite the team’s difficulties, still performed well overall.
As the Patriots made headlines for bringing new talent into the mix this week, Andrews’ return bodes well. Andrews is a longtime team captain and locker room leader. Perhaps that is why the Dolphins were interested in him, as reported by Garafolo. After all, Miami is trained by former Pats assistant Brian Flores.
In the end, it seems that Andrews and the Pats are getting what they want and this is the center’s return to New England.