FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- With the New England Patriots releasing center Bryan Stork on Wednesday, a move that comes as only a mild surprise, it clears a path for second-year man David Andrews to be the team's top player at the position.
Patriots followers got an early look at Andrews in 2015 when he admirably stepped in as the team's starting center for the first 10 games when Stork was on the short-term injured reserve list because of a concussion. Andrews played well, helping the Patriots to a 10-0 start. But when Stork returned, Andrews was quickly moved to a backup role by former offensive line coach Dave DeGuglielmo,
That was a clear indication of how DeGuglielmo viewed the depth chart at the time, as it seemed like a pretty quick hook for Andrews, even though he had struggled a bit in the 10th game against some of the Buffalo Bills' challenging blitz packages.