David Andrews and Shaq Mason had one of the closest bonds in the New England Patriots’ locker room.
In 2020, Andrews even joked and said their relationship is “like a marriage.” That marriage was broken up on Tuesday as the Patriots traded Mason to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for a fifth-round pick in this year’s draft.
Andrews went to Georgia and Mason went to Georgia Tech from 2011-14 and they were both drafted by the Patriots in 2015. Both players held down the interior offensive line and Mason’s worst season came when Andrews missed the year due to blood clots.
Following the trade, Andrews posted a farewell Instagram story dedicated to Mason.
David Andrews bids farewell to his longtime teammate Shaq Mason via his IG story. The two came into the league together back in 2015 — Mason as a 4th round pick, Andrews as a UDFA. #Patriots pic.twitter.com/KkcNiXUadE
— Ryan Spagnoli (@Ryan_Spags) March 15, 2022
The Patriots lost Ted Karras in free agency also and now the offensive line is becoming a position of need.
