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Bill Belichick lauds rookie OL durability: 'They haven't missed a day'

Bill Belichick has flat out never seen a group of rookies take on a bigger workload than offensive linemen Shaq Mason, Tre' Jackson, and David Andrews.

Andrews has played every non-victory formation snap in regular season games and Mason and Jackson haven't missed a day. The durability during a time when the line has seen Dan Connolly retire, Bryan Stork suffer injuries and Ryan Wendell go down to sickness has been critical to the offense's early success.

"They've had more reps than anybody at any position. Literally, they haven't missed a day," Belichick said. "They took a ton of snaps in the spring, a ton of snaps in training camp, a lot of snaps in practice.