{"id":28209,"date":"2020-04-24T15:56:22","date_gmt":"2020-04-24T19:56:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/?p=28209"},"modified":"2020-04-24T15:56:22","modified_gmt":"2020-04-24T19:56:22","slug":"david-andrews-announces-a-return-to-football-in-2020-shares-health-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/2020\/04\/24\/david-andrews-announces-a-return-to-football-in-2020-shares-health-update\/","title":{"rendered":"David Andrews Announces A Return To Football In 2020, Shares Health Update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>While night one of the 2020 NFL Draft generated little excitement for Patriots fans, they did receive some good news courtesy of center David Andrews.<\/p>\n<p>Andrews, who sat out the 2019 season due to a pulmonary embolism (blood clots) in his lungs, announced that he has been medically cleared to return to the football field in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Andrews released the following statement via Instagram;<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;I know 2020 has affected everyone in ways we couldn\u2019t have imagined prior. 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