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Very few Harvard football players have been drafted or given tryouts by National Football League teams, and the only former Crimson player now in the NFL is Pittsburgh Steeler reserve defensive back John Dockery...
...when Eric Crone was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals on the 17th round of last year's NFL draft, Crimson gridiron fans had reason to be surprised. And, although the colorful Crone was finally cut when the Cardinals trimmed down to their final regular season limit last week, the fact that Crone was the last player to be dropped by the Cardinals speaks highly for the 6 ft. 3 in. quarterback...
...They put me on the taxi squad three weeks ago and said I would be used for the future. I expected that, since it takes several years to develop into a good NFL quarterback. But I was surprised when they cut me, because I'd been playing good football--I played better than ever and they told everyone that. I even surprised myself," Crone said...
Since being cut Crone has been at home in Meriden, Conn., where he has contacted NFL and Canadian Football League teams in hopes of playing somewhere this season. Although the CFL season has already started, several teams need quarterbacking help and Harvard Coach Joe Restic may help Crone to find a home with one of them. Restic was the coach of the CFL Hamilton Tiger Cats before coming to Harvard and certainly will recommend Crone highly to his former cohorts. In addition, the Atlanta Falcons told Crone last week that Ottawa (CFL) was calling around the NFL in search...
Just the fact that Crone did so well in an NFL training camp will help boost the reputation of Harvard football with the pro teams who may be reluctant to take a chance on Crimson players, Restic says...