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Matt Verderame

Joe Andruzzi 25 Years After 9/11: ‘Sports At That Time Helped Heal Everybody’s Wounds’

Twenty-five years is an eternity. Twenty-five years can also be nothing at all. For former Patriots guard Joe Andruzzi and his three brothers, the 25-year mark they reached this week is barely the blink of an eye.

It has been 25 years since Jimmy, the second-oldest Andruzzi brother, barely escaped the North Tower before it plummeted during the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attack on the World Trade Center in New York.

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