Patriots’ David Andrews wipes away tears during NFL retirement speech in emotional scene
NY Post
Former Patriots center David Andrews bid an emotional farewell Monday to the sport and team he loved.
The two-time Super Bowl champion wiped away tears while speaking at his retirement ceremony at Gillette Stadium after calling it a career last week at the age of 32.
“I wrote this down, so I’m going to try to get through it,” Andrews began before pausing to collect himself. “… When I knew this day was coming, I was thinking about what I wanted to say. As you can see, there’s a lot of emotions. The one that kept sticking out to me was gratitude.”
An undrafted free agent out of Georgia, Andrews signed with the Patriots in 2015 and spent all 10 seasons of his NFL career in New England, winning two championships during the 2016 and 2018 seasons while snapping the ball to then-quarterback Tom Brady.
Named the starting center for the Patriots in his rookie season, Andrews became a leader in the locker room upon being elected team captain for eight seasons.
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