Patriots Center Andrews Ready After Missing 2019 With Blood Clots

New England Patriots center David Andrews says he is ready to return after missing all of last season with blood clots in his lungs.

Andrews posted a video of himself doing a celebration dance on Instagram on Thursday, saying, "I'm excited that I'll have the opportunity to play the game I love again."

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I know 2020 has affected everyone in ways we couldn’t have imagined prior. But with the draft over the next few days a lot of dreams are gonna be realized for a lot of players entering the league. During this time there has been a lot of time for reflection on the past, present and future. As to the future I’m excited that I’ll have the opportunity to play the game I love again. When and whatever the nfl season looks like I’m just thankful that I’ll be able to get back to competing with my teammates and coaches. Go pats

A post shared by David Andrews (@bear_6060) on Apr 23, 2020 at 4:25pm PDT

"When and whatever the nfl season looks like I'm just thankful that I'll be able to get back to competing with my teammates and coaches," he wrote. "Go pats."

In a conference call with reporters after the Patriots traded out of the first round of the NFL draft, director of player personnel Nick Caserio praised Andrews' work ethic last year — even though he didn't play.

"David has been a great asset to our program, (a) multi-year captain," Caserio said. "The more players — and people — that we have like David Andrews in the building, good for the Patriots and everybody else."

An undrafted free agent, Andrews has played four seasons for New England. In 2018, he started every game and participated in 99% of the offensive snaps.