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Iowa football: Cole Croston in position to win backup role with Patriots

Cole Croston was destined to be an Iowa football player since the day he was born. The son of a former Iowa football and NFL player Dave Croston, it only made sense that when Cole was ready, he would be Hawkeye.

And that may have given him an extra life in his NFL career.

The Iowa football program and the New England Patriots share a connection that we’ve discussed in other articles and because of that connection, Bill Belichick seems to favor Hawkeyes over other programs, especially when filling out the bottom of his roster.