1 00:00:01,400 --> 00:00:05,440 Speaker 1: Megan O'Brien, joined by Patriots offensive lineman David Andrews. David, 2 00:00:05,519 --> 00:00:07,880 Speaker 1: it's been a while since we've seen you, and it's 3 00:00:07,920 --> 00:00:10,280 Speaker 1: been a while since you've run out of the tunnel 4 00:00:10,320 --> 00:00:13,280 Speaker 1: to partake in a game. Have you thought at all 5 00:00:13,320 --> 00:00:15,640 Speaker 1: about what it will feel like to get back into 6 00:00:15,680 --> 00:00:20,360 Speaker 1: game action. Oh? Yeah, you know, I'm super excited. You know, 7 00:00:20,560 --> 00:00:22,560 Speaker 1: it will be a wide range of emotions for me. 8 00:00:22,600 --> 00:00:26,360 Speaker 1: I think you'll Gratitude is probably number one. Just grateful 9 00:00:26,560 --> 00:00:30,000 Speaker 1: to have the opportunity to go play again, you know, 10 00:00:30,320 --> 00:00:33,199 Speaker 1: through everything last year, I guess, and then also you know, 11 00:00:33,560 --> 00:00:35,160 Speaker 1: just kind of there was a lot of unknown going 12 00:00:35,200 --> 00:00:37,720 Speaker 1: into the season this year, so they're so grateful to 13 00:00:37,760 --> 00:00:41,040 Speaker 1: get to go out there and compete. And I'm super excited, man, 14 00:00:41,159 --> 00:00:44,560 Speaker 1: I mean, you you get chills thinking about it. You 15 00:00:44,640 --> 00:00:48,599 Speaker 1: get to go play this game, you know, is just 16 00:00:49,560 --> 00:00:54,959 Speaker 1: super special. It took a long time for the NFL 17 00:00:55,200 --> 00:00:58,080 Speaker 1: to get to this point, to the fact where games 18 00:00:58,120 --> 00:01:00,200 Speaker 1: are going to be played, and there were a lot 19 00:01:00,200 --> 00:01:03,360 Speaker 1: of hurdles to overcome. But you've faced your own set 20 00:01:03,360 --> 00:01:06,520 Speaker 1: of challenges health wise, being at a place where you 21 00:01:06,520 --> 00:01:08,920 Speaker 1: can get back out on the field and compete. What 22 00:01:08,959 --> 00:01:11,320 Speaker 1: did you learn during the year that you were away 23 00:01:11,319 --> 00:01:14,480 Speaker 1: from the game. Oh? Man, Um, I learned a lot. 24 00:01:14,560 --> 00:01:18,240 Speaker 1: You know. I was able to kind of step back. 25 00:01:18,280 --> 00:01:21,479 Speaker 1: I was still involved as much as I could be, um, 26 00:01:21,560 --> 00:01:23,360 Speaker 1: you know, but I didn't want to be you know, 27 00:01:23,480 --> 00:01:25,960 Speaker 1: over involved. You know, there wasn't I couldn't go out 28 00:01:26,000 --> 00:01:28,600 Speaker 1: there and help the guys win, you know on Sunday really, 29 00:01:28,640 --> 00:01:30,240 Speaker 1: so you know, I had to take a step back 30 00:01:30,240 --> 00:01:33,760 Speaker 1: to some extent, um, try to rebuild myself. And you know, 31 00:01:33,959 --> 00:01:36,160 Speaker 1: had a long time to work out. I haven't had 32 00:01:36,200 --> 00:01:38,520 Speaker 1: that long time to work out since I was, you know, 33 00:01:38,520 --> 00:01:42,039 Speaker 1: in fifth grade playing this game, so um, you know, 34 00:01:42,080 --> 00:01:43,920 Speaker 1: and then from the football so I just you know, 35 00:01:44,240 --> 00:01:49,840 Speaker 1: learned a lot, you know about our offense, uh, schematically defenses. Um. 36 00:01:50,040 --> 00:01:51,560 Speaker 1: You know, I had a lot more time on my 37 00:01:51,600 --> 00:01:54,400 Speaker 1: hands to look at things. Um. You know, I wasn't 38 00:01:54,560 --> 00:01:58,480 Speaker 1: burdened with the whole um stress of game planning and 39 00:01:58,560 --> 00:02:01,040 Speaker 1: getting in the game, and you know, I was able 40 00:02:01,080 --> 00:02:02,560 Speaker 1: to just kind of stay a step back and look 41 00:02:02,560 --> 00:02:05,880 Speaker 1: at what I wanted to look at, you know. You know, 42 00:02:05,960 --> 00:02:09,560 Speaker 1: so I tried to find a lot the best positives 43 00:02:09,639 --> 00:02:12,600 Speaker 1: I could in the situation and not kind of waste 44 00:02:12,600 --> 00:02:15,280 Speaker 1: a day or week or year or whatever it may be. 45 00:02:15,360 --> 00:02:19,200 Speaker 1: So I just try to do my best at bettering myself. 46 00:02:20,480 --> 00:02:23,639 Speaker 1: So let's address the elephant in the room. There's a 47 00:02:23,639 --> 00:02:26,720 Speaker 1: new quarterback that you'll be snapping the ball too, in 48 00:02:26,840 --> 00:02:30,320 Speaker 1: Cam Newton. What have you learned about Cam Newton during 49 00:02:30,320 --> 00:02:34,720 Speaker 1: your time with him in training camp? Man, You know, 50 00:02:35,840 --> 00:02:40,320 Speaker 1: Cam seen a lot of football and you know it's 51 00:02:41,480 --> 00:02:44,600 Speaker 1: football knowledge is interesting because sometimes just learning like a 52 00:02:44,639 --> 00:02:48,160 Speaker 1: different language, right, like you know, there's a lot of carryover, 53 00:02:48,440 --> 00:02:52,600 Speaker 1: but it's just somebody might call something different. And so 54 00:02:52,639 --> 00:02:55,280 Speaker 1: it's just been interesting to talk with him, you know, 55 00:02:55,360 --> 00:02:58,720 Speaker 1: how he did things, how he learned things, and you 56 00:02:58,760 --> 00:03:02,240 Speaker 1: know see that side of him and then also personally, um, 57 00:03:02,280 --> 00:03:05,000 Speaker 1: you know, so it's uh, there's been great to learn 58 00:03:05,040 --> 00:03:07,360 Speaker 1: for a lot from him. Well, David, it will certainly 59 00:03:07,400 --> 00:03:09,520 Speaker 1: be a different season, but we're all excited to have 60 00:03:09,560 --> 00:03:11,399 Speaker 1: football back. Thank you so much for your time.