Rob Gronkowski
Gronkowski in 2013
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| No. 87 New England Patriots | |||||||||
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| Position: | Tight end | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | May 14, 1989 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Amherst, New York | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 265 lb (120 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Churchill (PA) Woodland Hills | ||||||||
| College: | Arizona | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2010 / Round: 2 / Pick: 42 | ||||||||
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| Roster status: | Injured reserve | ||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of 2016 | |||||||||
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| Receptions: | 405 |
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| Receiving yards: | 6,095 |
| Receiving touchdowns: | 68 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Robert Gronkowski (born May 14, 1989), nicknamed "Gronk", is an American football tight end for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Arizona, winning several awards, including being named a Sporting News and Rivals.com freshman All-American.
The Patriots drafted Gronkowski with the 42nd pick in the second round of the 2010 NFL Draft. In 2011, Gronkowski set the single-season record for touchdowns by a tight end with 17 receiving touchdowns (and 18 overall), as well as the single-season record for receiving yards by a tight end, with 1,327. That season, he became the first tight end in NFL history to lead the league in receiving touchdowns. In his first six seasons, he had 68 receiving touchdowns; only two tight ends in NFL history have had more in their entire careers. He has achieved four Pro Bowl selections and four All-Pro selections, and was a starter in the Patriots' Super Bowl XLIX victory.
Gronkowski was raised in Williamsville, New York, and attended Williamsville North High School for three years. He played football, as a tight end, and basketball, as a center. As a junior playing football, he recorded 36 receptions for 648 yards and seven touchdowns on offense, and 73 tackles and six sacks on defense. He was named an All-Western New York first-team and All-State second-team player.
In 2006, Gronkowski moved to suburban Pittsburgh, where he attended Woodland Hills High School in Churchill as a senior. Initially ruled ineligible by the Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League, he recorded eight receptions for 152 yards and four touchdowns at Woodland Hills, after the ruling of ineligibility was overturned. He was named a SuperPrep All-American, PrepStar All-American, Associated Press Class 4-A all-state, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette "Fabulous 22", Pittsburgh Post-Gazette first-team all-conference, The Patriot-News (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania) "Platinum 33", and a Pittsburgh Tribune-Review "Terrific 25" player. He was recruited by Kentucky, Arizona, Clemson, Louisville, Maryland, Ohio State, and Syracuse.
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