New England Patriots center David Andrews missed the entire 2019 season as he dealt with blood clots in his lung, but he hopes he will be ready to go next season. Andrews has a lot of doctor's appointments in February and he hopes he will be cleared during that time.

“I feel great,” Andrews said via Mike Reiss of ESPN. “I have a bunch of doctors' appointments in February. [Hopefully] get all that cleared up and be good to go for next year.”

The Patriots really missed Andrews on the field, but he still was around the team most of the season, taking on a coaching role. Andrews said he started having symptoms last summer and he thought at first it was pneumonia. It wasn't until the end of the preseason that he was diagnosed with the blood clots.

Andrews doesn't think the clots are career-threatening, which is a good thing because he wants his career to continue with the Patriots.

“I'm not ready to be done playing football. If there is any chance I can go play football, that's what I'm going to do,” Andrews said. “You really take pride in being out there, and that's what I want to do. I want to play football. Maybe coach one day, but not for a long time.”

The 2020 season is the last year of his three-year contract with the Patriots and the hope is he can be a big boost to the offensive line. If he can't come back next season, center is going to be a big key area of focus this offseason for the Patriots.