CARDS: Pro Set 1989, Topps Stadium Club 1992, Pro Set 1990
ACQUIRED: TTM 2021, C/o Home
SENT: 4/17 RECEIVED: 5/12 (25 days)
CAREER SNAPSHOT:
- Made the transition in his Senior year in ’88 from TE to OT for Notre Dame.
- Earned sweeping accolades in college, and was especially praised for his size (6’7″, 262) and run blocking.
- Seahawks first round pick in the 1989 NFL Draft (15th overall).
- Started 9 games his rookie season- including 1 at TE.
- By 1990, became fixture at left tackle, but in 1992 switched to left guard to accommodate for Ray Roberts, and then again in 1993 to right tackle.
- Only player in Seahawks history to start 13+ games at 3 different positions, in 3 straight seasons.
- Signed with Bears in 1994, becoming entrenched at left tackle for the next 4 seasons.
- Departed Bears for Redskins in 1999, closing out career there after the 2000 season.
- Went into coaching, first at the college level, eventually landing with the Jaguars in 2004.
- Despite the turmoil on the Jaguars coaching staff- remained with the franchise through 2014.
- Joined the Chiefs in 2013, earning a Super Bowl ring in 2019.
ACCOLADES:
- 2nd team All Pro (Conf.-UPI) 1995
NOTES:
Andy had a lot of cards throughout his career. Oddly he didn’t make the cut with any of my favorite pet sets, but he happened to be in my favorite draft- 1989. His son currently plays OL for the Houston Texans.