Patriots QB Drake Maye details David Andrews' impact on his rookie season after the long-time captain's release
FOXBOROUGH, Mass – While Drake Maye and David Andrews didn't get to share the field for a lot of last season, the bond they created off the field was important. And with that, Andrews taught the young quarterback a lot about leadership. “When you think of a veteran and a leader, I think that’s kind […]
FOXBOROUGH, Mass – While Drake Maye and David Andrews didn't get to share the field for a lot of last season, the bond they created off the field was important. And with that, Andrews taught the young quarterback a lot about leadership.
“When you think of a veteran and a leader, I think that’s kind of the standard I learned from David Andrews. He was great to me,” Maye told reporters on Thursday. “He was one of the first people I met in the locker room. He was here early in the morning. The thing about David is he did things outside — took me to dinner, paid for a massage. He just does things that are bigger than football. I think that’s the stuff you carry with for the rest of your career.
"I wish the best to him, and he’s one of those guys I’ll keep in touch with for a long time. I think I took a couple of snaps from him at the end of that Jets game, but the next game, he got hurt," he added. "It’s a bummer I didn’t get to go out there and really battle with him. But hey, it’s the National Football League and these things happen.”
The Patriots released the eight-time captain on March 13 with a failed injury designation. This comes after Andrews was sidelined for most of the 2024 season after having shoulder surgery, only appearing in four games.
He was set to enter the final year of his contract in 2025, and was excited about the opportunity to reunite with Josh McDaniels.
Andrews' tenure with the Patriots is nothing short of amazing, having joined the team as an undrafted free agent in 2015. And if the two Super Bowl championships weren't enough, Andrews also was selected as the center on the Patriots' 2010s All-Decade Team.
He finished his Patriots career having played in 124 regular-season games with 121 starts, along with 12 playoff games where he started 10 of those games.