FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) -- Rookie center David Andrews, one of the unsung surprises of the New England Patriots' 3-0 start, will use the team's bye week to go back to school.
''This whole thing is a teaching experience,'' Andrews said Tuesday. ''Just trying to learn. There's so much stuff I don't know, so I just try to suck it all in, kind of like a sponge.''
So far, the sponge has been soaking up more than enough.
With starting center Bryan Stork out until at least Week 9 with a head injury and Ryan Wendell battling an undisclosed illness, Andrews, an undrafted free agent out of Georgia, has played every offensive down in the first three games.