Patriots HC Jerod Mayo announced Friday that they’re placing C David Andrews and rookie OT Caedan Wallace on injured reserve.
Andrews recently decided to undergo season-ending shoulder surgery, so this move was expected for him.
As for Wallace, Mayo said there’s a chance he returns this season.
Andrews signed a contract extension with New England back in May that carries through the 2025 season. The deal carries a base value of $12 million over the next two seasons, including $8 million guaranteed and a maximum value of $13 million through incentives.
Andrews, 32, wound up signing a three-year, $1.59 million contract with the Patriots as an undrafted free agent out of Georgia back in 2015. He was in the final year of his rookie contract when he agreed to a four-year, $9.615 million contract back in 2017.
He missed the 2019 season due to blood clots in his lungs but received medical clearance to return. He made a base salary of $3 million for the 2020 season and agreed to a new deal with the Patriots in 2021. He was entering the final year of his contract in 2024 before signing a new extension.
In 2024, Andrews started all four games at center for the Patriots.
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