FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — New England Patriots middle David Andrews, a nine-year veteran and two-time Tremendous Bowl champion, is predicted to have season-ending shoulder surgical procedure, coach Jerod Mayo stated on Wednesday.
Andrews left Sunday’s sport towards the San Francisco 49ers within the first half and didn’t return. Quarterback Jacoby Brissett stated he spoke with Andrews, a crew captain, on Wednesday morning and he was nonetheless contemplating whether or not to attempt to play by way of it.
“I used to be like, ‘Dave, as a lot as I’d love so that you can,’” Brissett stated. “When a man like that goes down, you understand he’s not taking place for something minor. … You would like you had 53 David Andrews.”
The Patriots’ offensive line has been one of many greatest issues to date this season, with Brissett getting sacked 15 occasions — 11 of them up to now two video games. Three different offensive linemen have been additionally on the ultimate damage report final week.
As well as, the crew has already put 5 gamers on injured reserve, together with linebacker Ja’Whaun Bentley, one other captain.
“I really feel like this yr, being a captain is form of just like the Madden curse,” Mayo stated.
Mayo stated the crew mentioned bringing in a veteran to bolster the offensive line, however determined towards it. Backup Nick Leverett is predicted to get his first begin of the season towards the Miami Dolphins on Sunday.
“I believed Nick did an honest job stepping in there this previous sport,” Mayo stated. “Now that he’ll get extra reps throughout apply, you count on him to get higher each single day. That’s our expectation.”
Brissett stated one of many causes he returned to New England after bouncing from Indianapolis to Miami to Cleveland to Washington was his relationship with Andrews.
“He kinda runs the present on the market,” Brissett stated. “I’m simply kinda co-hosting.”
A 32-year-old 2015 undrafted free agent out of Georgia, Andrews has spent his total nine-year profession with the Patriots. Solely long-snapper Joe Cardona, who got here into the league the identical yr as Andrews, has been with the crew because the Tremendous Bowl championships after the 2016 and 2018 seasons.
“I nonetheless count on him to be across the constructing,” Mayo stated. “Perhaps he’ll be a future coach sooner or later and time.”
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