FOXBORO, Mass., Dec. 11 (UPI) -- The New England Patriots Tuesday rewarded starting right guard Joe Andruzzi with a three-year contract extension.
Financial terms were not disclosed, but according to the MetroWest Daily News, the extension is worth $3.55 million and includes a $550,000 signing bonus.
The 6-3, 315-pound Andruzzi made the switch from left to right guard this season and has started all 13 games for the Patriots (8-5), who are in the thick of the AFC playoff race and just 1 1/2 games behind first-place Miami in the East.
Andruzzi, 26, spent the first two years of his career with Green Bay before signing with the Patriots as a free agent prior to the 1999 season.
Andruzzi's father is a retired New York policeman and his three brothers are New York firemen who have been working at the World Trade Center site. They served as honorary captains for a game at Foxboro on Sept. 23.
