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Mike Reiss
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Longtime New England Patriots middle David Andrews, who was launched in March, will formally announce his retirement from the NFL on Monday, the crew introduced.
Andrews was an eight-time captain and two-time Tremendous Bowl champion who joined the crew as an undrafted free agent out of the College of Georgia in 2015.
He spent his total NFL profession in New England, enjoying in 124 regular-season video games (121 begins) and 12 playoff video games (10 begins). The 32-year-old was chosen as the middle on the Patriots’ 2010s All-Decade Staff.
Andrews’ retirement announcement is scheduled to happen at Gillette Stadium on Monday at 3:30 p.m. ET.
Andrews has been rehabilitating from shoulder surgical procedure that restricted him to 4 video games final season. The Patriots’ determination to launch him was just like what occurred with receiver Julian Edelman, who had a continual knee harm and was launched as a procedural transfer earlier than he introduced his retirement in 2021.
Edelman later stated it was necessary to him to play his total profession with simply the Patriots, which seems to be alongside the strains of Andrews’ considering.
When the Patriots launched Andrews, proprietor Robert Kraft stated his “profession success is a shining instance of what each NFL prospect ought to try to attain … David is a real skilled and his influence on this group can be felt for a few years to come back.”
