David Andrews is certainly one of solely 4 present New England Patriots gamers to have suited up alongside legendary quarterback Tom Brady.
However out of that unique group, Andrews was the one one to share an offensive huddle with Brady.
Andrews, who’s coming into his ninth NFL season, is now a well-respected Patriots veteran, however when the offensive lineman entered the league as an undrafted rookie in 2015, he was simply attempting to get on the identical web page as Brady.
That wasn’t at all times a simple process given Brady’s excessive demand for excellence. And when Andrews wasn’t in sync with Brady, the seven-time Tremendous Bowl champion let the participant who snapped him the ball hear it.
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“He was onerous on me. He was very onerous,” Andrews instructed reporters Monday because the Patriots will induct Brady into the workforce Corridor of Fame with a one-of-a-kind ceremony Wednesday. “He moved loads completely different than the installs did. However that was good. I loved that. He pushed. He needed to see how a lot I might take and if I might break or preserve going. It challenged me to be taught loads as a result of if we had been on set up two, he was on set up 100.”
Andrews held his personal as he began 11 video games throughout his rookie season. Whereas Andrews grew to become a mainstay on the offensive line, that wasn’t sufficient to protect him from being chewed out by Brady.
“I keep in mind a sub-blitz interval he was on the market making calls I’ve by no means heard of in my life, and getting mad at me,” Andrews stated. “After which Seabass (Sebastian Vollmer) is yelling at me. However it was good as a result of it challenged me and it pushed me and it made me be taught. I didn’t need to let him down.”
Andrews, who stated he was excited for the Brady festivities and an opportunity to be round his former teammates, marveled not solely at Brady’s on-field means, but in addition his management.
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“The factor about Tom is clearly he’s the best participant to ever play this sport, however he was a terrific teammate,” Andrews stated. “He’s executed a number of issues I want I may do in my profession about realizing individuals’s names and issues like that. That was tremendous spectacular to me.”
