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Patriots rookie Cole Strange reflects on roller-coaster first season

New England Patriots rookie guard Cole Strange had a wild first season.

He was selected in the first round of the 2022 NFL draft, and went through the ebbs and flows of his first year on the big stage. Now that his first season is over, he has time to take a deep breath and reflect on things.

Strange struggled at the beginning of the season. He was benched multiple times, but he began to play better as the year went on. He started at left guard in the game against the New York Jets on October 30 and Indianapolis Colts on November 6.