Cole Croston
{{Short description|American football player (born 1993)}}
{{Use American English|date=March 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Cole Croston
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| current_team =
| number = 74
| position = Offensive tackle
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1993|12|25|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Sergeant Bluff, Iowa, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 5
| weight_lb = 310
| high_school = Sergeant Bluff-Luton
| college = Iowa
| undraftedyear = 2017
| pastteams =
- New England Patriots ({{NFL Year|2017}}–{{NFL Year|2018}})
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| statlabel1 = Games played
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Cole Croston (born December 25, 1993) is an American former professional football player who was an offensive tackle for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). from 2017 to 2018 He played college football for the Iowa Hawkeyes. He won Super Bowl LIII with the Patriots.
Early life
Croston was born in Sergeant Bluff, Iowa, son to Kim and Dave Croston. Dave, a former third round draft pick of the Green Bay Packers in 1987, was a starting offensive tackle and three-year letterman for Hayden Fry's Iowa Hawkeyes in the mid-1980s. Cole later attended Sergeant Bluff-Luton High School.{{cite web|last1=Cox|first1=Zack|title=Cole Croston's Inspiring Underdog Story Continues With Patriots Roster Spot|date=September 3, 2017 |url=https://nesn.com/2017/09/cole-crostons-inspiring-underdog-story-continues-with-patriots-roster-spot/|publisher=NESN|access-date=September 14, 2017}}
College career
Croston, who grew up an Iowa fan due to his father's connection with the university, was initially a walk-on for the Hawkeyes. He was a two-year starter and received honorable mention All-Big Ten honors his senior season.{{cite web|last1=McBride|first1=Jim|title=Undrafted long shot Cole Croston makes the Patriots|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/patriots/2017/09/03/undrafted-long-shot-cole-croston-makes-patriots/qyUqrqDvIUOXVMFqpQeWHJ/story.html|publisher=The Boston Globe|access-date=September 14, 2017}} He was the 2015 winner of the Next Man In Award on the offensive side of the ball.{{cite web|url=http://www.hawkeyesports.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=366|title=Official Athletics Website of the Iowa Hawkeyes|website=HawkeyeSports.com|access-date=September 15, 2017}}
Professional career
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 6
| height in = 5 1/2
| weight = 314
| dash = 5.29
| ten split = 1.72
| twenty split = 3.05
| shuttle = 4.68
| cone drill = 7.61
| vertical = 32.5
| broad ft = 8
| broad in = 7
| bench = 17
| arm span = 34 5/8
| hand span = 9 1/2
| note = All values from Pro Day{{Cite web |title=2017 NFL Draft Scout Cole Croston College Football Profile |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=108382&DraftYear=2017 |access-date=December 25, 2023 |website=DraftScout.com}}
}}
Croston signed with the New England Patriots as an undrafted free agent on May 5, 2017.{{cite web|title=Patriots Sign Sixth-Round Draft Pick Conor McDermott; Sign 19 Rookie Free Agents|url=https://www.patriots.com/news/patriots-sign-sixth-round-draft-pick-conor-mcdermott-sign-19-rookie-free--298276|website=Patriots.com|date=May 5, 2017|access-date=September 16, 2017}}{{cite web|last1=Duffy|first1=Kevin|title=Meet New England Patriots OT Cole Croston, a surprising addition to the 53-man roster|date=September 3, 2017 |url=http://blog.masslive.com/patriots/2017/09/cole_croston_patriots_roster_o.html|publisher=MassLive|access-date=September 14, 2017}} 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 reached Super Bowl LII and lost 41–33 to the Philadelphia Eagles.
On September 1, 2018, Croston was waived by the Patriots and was signed to the practice squad the next day.{{cite web|title=Patriots Announce Roster Cutdown|url=https://www.patriots.com/news/patriots-make-cutdown-to-53-man-roster|website=Patriots.com|date=September 1, 2018}}{{cite web|title=Patriots Sign Eight to the Practice Squad; Place TE Ryan Izzo on Injured Reserve|url=https://www.patriots.com/news/patriots-sign-eight-to-the-practice-squad-place-te-ryan-izzo-on-injured-reserve|website=Patriots.com|date=September 2, 2018}} He was promoted to the active roster on September 15.{{cite web|title=Patriots Sign OL Cole Croston to the 53-Man Roster; Release WR Bennie Fowler; Sign WR Riley McCarron to the Practice Squad|url=https://www.patriots.com/news/patriots-sign-ol-cole-croston-to-the-53-man-roster-release-wr-bennie-fowler-sign|website=Patriots.com|date=September 15, 2018}} Croston was waived on November 6, and was re-signed to the practice squad.{{cite web|title=Patriots Make a Series of Roster Moves|url=https://www.patriots.com/news/patriots-make-a-series-of-roster-moves|website=Patriots.com|date=November 6, 2018}} Croston was a part of the Patriots Super Bowl LIII winning team when they defeated the Los Angeles Rams 13–3.{{Cite web |last=Shpigel |first=Ben |date=2019-02-04 |title=Patriots Win in Lowest-Scoring Super Bowl Ever |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/03/sports/patriots-super-bowl.html |access-date=2023-10-31 |website=The New York Times |language=en-US}} He signed a reserve/future contract with the Patriots on February 5, 2019.{{cite web|title=Patriots Sign Eight Of 10 Practice Squad Players To Future Contracts|url=https://nesn.com/2019/02/patriots-sign-eight-of-10-practice-squad-players-to-future-contracts/|author=Kyed, Doug|website=NESN.com|date=February 5, 2019}}
On July 30, 2019, Croston was waived by the Patriots,{{cite web|title=Patriots sign OL Martez Ivey; release OL Cole Croston|url=https://www.patriots.com/news/patriots-sign-ol-martez-ivey-release-ol-cole-croston|website=Patriots.com|date=July 30, 2019}} but was re-signed on August 12.{{cite web|title=Patriots re-sign OL Cole Croston; release rookie DB D'Angelo Ross|url=https://www.patriots.com/news/patriots-re-sign-ol-cole-croston-release-rookie-db-d-angelo-ross|website=Patriots.com|date=August 2, 2019}} He was released again during final roster cuts on August 31.{{cite web |last1=Yang |first1=Nicole |title=Patriots rumor roundup: Here's who won't make New England's 53-man roster |url=https://www.boston.com/sports/new-england-patriots/2019/08/30/patriots-roster-moves-cuts-2 |website=Boston.com |access-date=August 31, 2019}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.hawkeyesports.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=366 Iowa Hawkeyes bio]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20170915162531/http://www.patriots.com/team/players/roster/cole-croston New England Patriots bio]
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Category:People from Woodbury County, Iowa
Category:Players of American football from Iowa
Category:American football offensive tackles