New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick had extremely high praise for David Andrews when he met with the media on Friday morning.
Andrews has been a part of the Patriots organization since the 2015 season. He came to New England as an undrafted free agent and worked his way up to team captain and a dependable starter for the team throughout the course of his career.
The center has started in all 14 games he has played in this season, and he has started in 114 of the 117 games he’s appeared in.
Belichick is not one to offer major praise to players. However, one question prompted him to give Andrews a very strong review, as transcribed by NESN.com’s Zack Cox.
“Fantastic,” Belichick said. “Fantastic. He’s done as good a job — it’s as good as I’ve seen, honestly. Every day, his performance on a daily basis is really exceptional. Attitude, effort, communication, energy, leadership with younger players, leadership with his peers, communication, you name it. And look, like everybody who plays a lot of football, you get banged up and deal with some stuff during the year.
“…He’s shown a lot of physical toughness to play through that, a lot of mental toughness. He would never come out of practice for a play. We have to take him out to kind of help manage some of the bumps and bruises that he has, but this guy is a warrior.”
Andrews has been a fixture on the Patriots’ offensive line for quite some time. He has also been very forthright and open with media during his press conferences. The qualities of dependability, as well as productivity and accountability, have made him a New England fan-favorite.
