Was David Andrews throwing shade on Atlanta?
The Patriots offensive lineman, who played collegiately at Georgia, returns to the state for Super Bowl LIII on Sunday at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. He is from Johns Creek and went to high school at the Wesleyan School.
Wearing a Braves cap to a rally at Gillette Stadium before the Patriots departed for Atlanta, Andrews told the crowd, “Can’t wait to see y’all there (and) show them what a real fan base is.”
One may assume Andrews was talking up Patriots fans as opposed to those of the Super Bowl opponent Rams. Or maybe it was a shot at Falcons fans?
Andrews will play in his third straight Super Bowl with the Patriots and owns one championship. That came at the expense of the Falcons in Super Bowl LI in Houston two years ago.
The Patriots do have this Super Bowl send-off routine down pat.
Break out the "Super Bowl Bound" banner. Queue up the highlight video. Take a few shots at those loser cities that don't have annual championship pep rallies. And round up the usual suspects: owner Robert Kraft, coach Bill Belichick and quarterback Tom Brady.
"We're not at the end yet," Brady told a sea of fans that covered the entire field at Gillette Stadium and filled most of one side of the lower seating bowl. "We've got one more to go.”
The five-time Super Bowl champion then led the crowd in a chant of "We're still here!" before tossing the microphone aside to more cheers, and the Patriots headed off for buses that will start them on their way to Atlanta.
"This is the biggest send-off we've ever had," Belichick said.
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