Willie Andrews

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Willie Andrews
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Andrews in August 2007
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Position: Safety
Personal information
Born: (1983-11-02) November 2, 1983 (age 40)
Longview, Texas, U.S.
Height:5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school: Longview (TX)
College: Baylor
NFL draft: 2006  / Round: 7 / Pick: 229
Career history
Player stats at PFR

Willie Thedric Andrews (born November 2, 1983) is a former American football safety. He was selected by the New England Patriots in the seventh round of the 2006 NFL Draft. He played college football at Baylor.

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Andrews was also a member of the Florida Tuskers and Omaha Nighthawks.

College career

Andrews was a three-year starter at Baylor and was awarded All-Big 12 honors in 2004 and 2005. Andrews ran a 4.38 40-yard dash at the 2006 NFL Combine in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Professional career

New England Patriots

After being selected in the seventh round of the 2006 NFL Draft with the 229th overall pick by the New England Patriots. [1] Andrews played primarily on special teams; in 2007 Andrews returned a kickoff 74 yards for a touchdown in the Patriots' Week 7 game against the Miami Dolphins.

After multiple arrests in the 2008 offseason (see "Legal troubles" below), the Patriots released Andrews.

Florida Tuskers

Andrews was signed by the Florida Tuskers of the United Football League on September 3, 2009. [2]

In July 2002, Andrews was sentenced to 30 days in jail after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor gun charge. The gun was found in his car by Texas State Troopers during a traffic stop. At the time, Andrews was serving a two-year probation for a March 2002 conviction for misdemeanor criminal mischief. [3]

On February 5, 2008, two days after Super Bowl XLII, Andrews was arrested in Lowell, Massachusetts and charged with possession of marijuana with intent to distribute and operating an unregistered motor vehicle. [4] Andrews was seen driving a black Ford Crown Victoria when police received a call that there was possible drug activity in the area. [4] Police found $6,800 in cash and one-half pound (230 g) of marijuana in Andrews' unregistered car. [4]

On June 30, 2008, Andrews was arrested at his home in Mansfield, Massachusetts and charged with assault with a dangerous weapon and unlawful possession of a firearm when police responded to a call that Andrews allegedly pointed a handgun at his girlfriend's head during an argument. The handgun Andrews allegedly used was found near a dumpster at Andrews apartment complex. [5] [6] Andrews was released by the Patriots the next day, July 1, 2008. [7] The charges against Andrews were dropped in March 2009 after the victim refused to testify against him in court. [8]

In May 2011, Andrews and 12 other individuals were arrested as part of a federal investigation. [9]

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References

  1. ↑ "2006 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-05-10.
  2. ↑ "Florida Tuskers Announce Signing Of 11 Additional Players Including Koren Robinson & Tatum Bell". OurSports Central. September 3, 2009. Retrieved August 30, 2011.
  3. ↑ "Big 12 Roundup: Baylor recruit gets 30 days in jail on gun charge". Sports Illustrated. Associated Press. 2002-07-25. Retrieved 2008-02-06.
  4. 1 2 3 "Patriots defensive back charged with marijuana possession in Lowell". The Boston Globe . 2008-02-05. Retrieved 2008-02-05.
  5. ↑ "Patriots DB accused of pointing gun at girlfriend". WBZ-TV . 2008-06-30. Retrieved 2008-06-30.
  6. ↑ Underwood, Mike (2008-06-30). "Pats' defensive back arrested in gun assault". Boston Herald . Retrieved 2008-06-30.
  7. ↑ Gasper, Christopher L. (2008-07-02). "Patriots release Andrews". The Boston Globe . Retrieved 2008-07-02.
  8. ↑ "Charges dropped against ex Patriot". WPRI-TV . 2009-03-06. Retrieved 2009-05-18.
  9. ↑ Hallmark, Bob. "Federal agents net 13 arrests in drug sting". www.kltv.com. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
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