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Thank you for everything Gronk.

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Rob Gronkowski, #87, announced his retirement on Sunday, March 24th. Picture from Sports Illustrated https://www.si.com/nfl/2019/02/04/rob-gronkowski-retirement-super-bowl-2019-patriots-rams  "Yo Soy Fiesta." Teddy Bear. 6-foot-6 second grader. Game changer. Twinkle Toes.  Gronk. Rob Gronkowski was drafted to the NFL in 2010 in the 42nd pick to play for the New England Patriots. He was a former player at the University of Arizona, while being one of four brothers to play a sport professionally. He quickly became one of the most well-known players on the team, and Brady's go to tight end. Throughout his career in the NFL, Gronk had 79 receiving touch downs while having 7,861 receiving yards. In the 9 years he played for the Patriots, he won 3 Super Bowls and became a 5x pro bowler. He was in the Top 100 in the NFL 7 times, and was the 2011 NFL receiving touchdowns' leader, as well as the 2014 NFL Comeback Player of the year. Gronk suffered a number of injuri