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| Position | Offensive tackle | ||||
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| Born | (1993-12-25)December 25, 1993 (age 31) Sergeant Bluff, Iowa, U.S. | ||||
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||
| Weight | 310 lb (141 kg) | ||||
| Career information | |||||
| High school | Sergeant Bluff-Luton | ||||
| College | Iowa | ||||
| NFL draft | 2017: undrafted | ||||
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Cole Croston (born December 25, 1993) is an American former professionalfootball player who was anoffensive tackle for theNew England Patriots of theNational Football League (NFL). from 2017 to 2018 He playedcollege football for theIowa Hawkeyes. He wonSuper Bowl LIII with the Patriots.
Croston was born inSergeant Bluff, Iowa, son to Kim andDave Croston. Dave, a former third round draft pick of theGreen Bay Packers in1987, was a starting offensive tackle and three-year letterman forHayden Fry's Iowa Hawkeyes in the mid-1980s. Cole later attended Sergeant Bluff-Luton High School.[1]
Croston, who grew up an Iowa fan due to his father's connection with the university, was initially awalk-on for the Hawkeyes. He was a two-year starter and received honorable mentionAll-Big Ten honors his senior season.[2] He was the 2015 winner of the Next Man In Award on the offensive side of the ball.[3]
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft5+1⁄2 in (1.97 m) | 314 lb (142 kg) | 34+5⁄8 in (0.88 m) | 9+1⁄2 in (0.24 m) | 5.29 s | 1.72 s | 3.05 s | 4.68 s | 7.61 s | 32.5 in (0.83 m) | 8 ft 7 in (2.62 m) | 17 reps | |
| All values fromPro Day[4] | ||||||||||||
Croston signed with theNew England Patriots as an undrafted free agent on May 5, 2017.[5][2][6] He made the Patriots 53-man roster as a reserve due to his versatility to play both tackle and guard. He was inactive the first nine games of the season before making his NFL debut in Week 11, coming in at left guard to finish the game in a 33–8 win over the Raiders. The Patriots reachedSuper Bowl LII and lost 41–33 to thePhiladelphia Eagles.
On September 1, 2018, Croston was waived by the Patriots and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[7][8] He was promoted to the active roster on September 15.[9] Croston was waived on November 6, and was re-signed to the practice squad.[10] Croston was a part of the PatriotsSuper Bowl LIII winning team when they defeated theLos Angeles Rams 13–3.[11] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Patriots on February 5, 2019.[12]
On July 30, 2019, Croston was waived by the Patriots,[13] but was re-signed on August 12.[14] He was released again during final roster cuts on August 31.[15]
