Source: Patriots signing ex-Vikings center to replace David Andrews

Andrew Callahan and Doug Kyed, Boston Herald on Mar 18, 2025

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BOSTON — The New England Patriots agreed to sign ex-Vikings center Garrett Bradbury on Tuesday, a source confirmed to the Boston Herald.

Bradbury will sign a two-year contract worth up to $12 million, including $3.8 million guaranteed, according to ESPN.

The 29-year-old is expected to replace former captain and longtime starting center David Andrews, whom the Patriots released last week. It’s unclear if Andrews, 32, will continue playing after he was released with a failed physical designation.

Bradbury arrives as a career starter in Minnesota, where he entered the league as a first-round pick in 2019. He has consistently graded out as a better run-blocker than pass protector, allowing a career-high 38 pressures last season, per Pro Football Focus. Bradbury finished the season as as the league’s 33rd-best center, per PFF, while leading one of the league’s worst offensive lines by year’s end.

At 6-foot-3 and 300 pounds, Bradbury is slightly undersized but an above-average athlete for the position. He’s regarded as a smart player. Bradbury is also durable, having missed just three games over the past two seasons combined. The Vikings, however, opted to replace him with free-agent center Ryan Kelly.

Bradbury’s addition firms up one of three positions that did not have a starter penciled in for Week 1. The Patriots still have remaining holes at left tackle and left guard under new offensive line coach Doug Marrone, who figures to slot Mike Onwenu at right guard and free-agent addition Moses Morgan at right tackle.

On Tuesday, the team also announced the signing of backup quarterback Joshua Dobbs.

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