on February 6, 2019 at 9:17 am
@TheIowaHawkeyes
The New
England Patriots won the Super Bowl this year (again) and, as Courtney noted
yesterday, that meant that four former Hawkeyes got Super Bowl rings: Adrian
Clayborn, Riley McCarron, Cole Croston, and James Ferentz.
Ferentz
was a healthy scratch for the Super Bowl itself, but he still gets a ring. And
this wasn't the first time he's been involved in the final game of the season
-- far from it.
In fact, James Ferentz has been on a team
in three of the last four Super Bowls.
2019: New England
Patriots (won Super Bowl)
2018: New England Patriots (lost Super Bowl)
2017: Denver Broncos (n/a)
2016: Denver Broncos (won Super Bowl)
2018: New England Patriots (lost Super Bowl)
2017: Denver Broncos (n/a)
2016: Denver Broncos (won Super Bowl)
His teams have a 2-1
record in the big game -- not bad! Ferentz himself may not play much, but his
presence seems to be a bit of a lucky charm. (Granted, a bigger lucky charm is
probably "having Bill Belichick and Tom Brady," but hey.)
The Patriots' win also gives Ferentz a unique piece of
history -- and a member of a very select crew:
Not bad, James. Not
bad at all.
And a lesson to the
other 31 NFL teams out there: if you want to make the Super Bowl, consider
adding James Ferentz to your roster.