Shawn Andrews

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Shawn Andrews
Date of birth	December 25, 1982
Place of birth	Camden, AR
Position(s)	Offensive guard
College	Arkansas
NFL Draft	2004 / Round 1/ Pick 16
Statistics	NFL.com DatabaseFootball
Team(s)
2004-present	Philadelphia Eagles

Shawn Andrews (born December 25, 1982 in Camden, AR) is a National Football League offensive lineman for the Philadelphia Eagles.

1 Early Life
2 College Career
3 Pro career
4 External link

[edit] Early Life

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 in Arkansas. Shawn would go on to attend Camden Fairview High School where he would go on to succeed as an offensive lineman for the football team. He would earn numerous accolades including Parade, USA Today, and Prep Football Report All-American first team honors. He also participated for the high school track team in shot put and discus.

[edit] College Career

Andrews' outstanding high school career garnered him a lot of attention from colleges across the nation. He ultimately decided to stay close to home and attended the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville. There he started as a freshman and made an instant impact. He improved each year and was a consesus All-American selection during his junior season. He also a finalist for the Lombardi Award and the Outland Trophy that same year. He earned the Jacob's Award during the 2002 and 2003 season as the SEC's best blocker. In his thirty-five games played, he only gave up a total of two sacks. He 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.

[edit] Pro career

[edit] National Football League Combine Results

40 yard dash - 5.41 seconds
Benchpress - 425 pound benchpress
vertical jump - 28 inches
leg sled - 825 pounds

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[edit] Main

The Philadelphia Eagles made Shawn Andrews the 16th overall pick of the 2004 NFL Draft.[2] The Eagles made this selection after trading up with the San Francisco 49erswho drafted him with the 16th overall pick in the 2004 NFL Draft. 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. Shawn would break his leg in the opening game of the season against the New York Giants and would miss the entirety 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 will keep him with the team through 2015.[3]