Shawn Andrews

Shawn Andrews

Andrews with the Eagles in 2007.
Guard / Tackle
Personal information
Date of birth: (1982-12-25) December 25, 1982 (age 29)
Place of birth: Camden, Arkansas
Height: 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Weight: 330 lb (150 kg)
Career information
High school: Camden Fairview High School Camden, Arkansas
College: Arkansas
NFL Draft: 2004 / Round: 1 / Pick: 16
Debuted in 2004 for the Philadelphia Eagles
Last played in New York Giants for the 2010
Career history
Philadelphia Eagles (2004–2009) New York Giants (2010)
Career highlights and awards
3× Pro Bowl (2005, 2006, 2007) 2× All-Pro (2006, 2007) NFC champion (2004) Philadelphia Eagles 75th Anniversary Team Consensus All-American (2002, 2003) Jacobs Blocking Trophy (2002, 2003) College Awards and Honors
Career NFL statistics as of 2010
Games played 63 Games started 57 Stats at NFL.com
Stats at pro-football-reference.com

Shawn Cornelius Andrews (born December 25, 1982) is an American football guard who formerly played for the Philadelphia Eagles and New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL), and is currently a free agent. He played college football the University of Arkansas, and was a two-time All-American. He was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the first round of the 2004 NFL Draft, and earned three Pro Bowl selections during his career.

Early years

Shawn Andrews was born on Christmas Day in 1982 to his mother Linda Andrews. He was raised, along with his two brothers Stacy and Derrick, in the city of Camden, Arkansas. Shawn attended Camden Fairview High School, where he was successful as an offensive lineman for the football team under head coach Marion Glover.

Andrews earned numerous accolades including Parade, USA Today and Prep Football Report first-team All-American honors. He also participated for the high school track team in shot put and discus.

College career

Andrews' high school career garnered him attention from American colleges. He ultimately decided to stay close to home and attend the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, where he played for the Arkansas Razorbacks football team and was a teammate of Jason Peters. He started there as a freshman.

Andrews improved each year and was a consensus All-American selection during his junior season. He was also a finalist for the Lombardi Award and the Outland Trophy that same year. He earned the Jacobs Blocking Trophy during the 2002 and 2003 season as the Southeastern Conference's best blocker. He also won the Parker Award that same season as the nation's best offensive lineman. In his thirty-five games played, he only gave up two sacks. Andrews decided to forgo his senior season at UA and enter the 2004 NFL Draft because he did not want to see his mother struggle with financial problems anymore.

College Awards and Honors

• Consensus first-team All-American (2002, 2003)
• Lombardi Award finalist (2003)
• Outland Trophy finalist (2003)
• Jacob's Award (2002, 2003)
• Parker Award (2003)

Professional career

Pre-draft

Philadelphia Eagles

Andrews was chosen by the Philadelphia Eagles as the 16th overall pick of the 2004 NFL Draft, after trading up with the San Francisco 49ers. The day after selecting Andrews, the Eagles traded John Welbourn to the Kansas City Chiefs, officially making Andrews the team's starting right guard. He responded with a strong preseason although his season was short-lived. Andrews broke his leg in the opening game of the season against the New York Giants and missed the remainder of the Eagles' Super Bowl season.

Andrews returned to the starting lineup for the 2005 season, and started all 16 games for an injury-plagued Eagles team that finished with a 6-10 record. Andrews played well enough to be named an alternate for the NFC Pro Bowl team. Shawn came into the 2006 season as one of the Eagles' top offensive linemen and it showed as the Eagles awarded him a seven-year contract extension that would have kept him with the team through 2015.^[1]

At the end of the 2006 season, Andrews was selected as a starter to the Pro Bowl. During a divisional playoff game against the New Orleans Saints, Andrews went down late in the second quarter with a neck injury and was rushed to a nearby hospital. The injury was later revealed to be a contusion and would not impact his status for 2007 season.

Andrews was selected to his second consecutive Pro Bowl in 2007.

Andrews mysteriously departed the Eagles at the end of June 2008. Later he failed to report to training camp at Lehigh University, without notice and without being excused. He cited unexplained "personal issues" in various text messages with reporters. In a newspaper article released on August 4, 2008, Andrews revealed he was suffering from depression and was seeking professional help.^[2] He eventually missed 17 days of camp, and returned on August 10.^[3] Andrews started in the first two games of the season, but he left in the second game with a back injury. The Eagles did not put him on injured reserve, but the injury caused him to miss the rest of the 2008 season.^[4]

Andrews had surgery in the 2009 offseason, but he re-injured his back at the start of training camp, which caused him to miss the entire preseason and the first week of the 2009 season before he was placed on the injured reserve list on September 15, 2009. On March 17, 2010, Andrews was released by the Eagles.^[5]

On June 2, 2010, Andrews was selected in the third round of the 2010 UFL Draft by the Omaha Nighthawks.^[6] He did not sign with the team.

New York Giants

Andrews signed a six-year contract worth $32.5 million with the New York Giants on August 20, 2010.^[7]

Andrews made his first career start at left tackle during the team's November 7 game against the Seahawks at Qwest Field.^[8]

On January 1, 2011 he admitted he was likely going to retire.^[9]

On July 28, 2011, he was released by the Giants.^[10]

Personal

Andrews is the younger brother of current Giants offensive lineman Stacy Andrews.

References

External links

• Shawn Andrews on Twitter
• Philadelphia Eagles bio
• To Giants’ Andrews, Music is a Consuming Passion