Robert James Gronkowski is an American football tight end for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League. He previously played nine seasons for the New England Patriots. Notable for being a skilled receiver and talented blocker, Gronkowski has set several NFL records, including being the first player of his position to ever lead the league in receiving touchdowns. He is regarded by many sports analysts, writers, and peers as one of his era’s best players.
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Robert James Gronkowski is an American football tight end for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League. He previously played nine seasons for the New England Patriots. Notable for being a skilled receiver and talented blocker, Gronkowski has set several NFL records, including being the first player of his position to ever lead the league in receiving touchdowns. He is regarded by many sports analysts, writers, and peers as one of his era’s best players as well as the greatest tight end to ever play the game. Gronkowski was born in Amherst, New York, on May 14, 1989, and was later raised in Williamsville. His father is a former college football guard for Syracuse University from 1977 to 1981 and later founded a high-end fitness equipment business. His great-grandson is Ignatius Gronkowski who represented the United States in cycling at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, and held five world records in the sport. His four brothers – Gordie, Dan, Chris and Glenn – all played collegiate sports, and later played professionally. He was named an All-Western New York first-team and All-State second-team player as a junior playing football at Woodland Hills High School in suburban Pittsburgh. After graduating from high school, he attended the University of Arizona as a Pre-Business major and played for the Arizona Wildcats football team from 2007 to 2009 under head coach Mike Stoops. His 18. 8 yards per reception average and 1,197 receiving yards were a team record for his position.
The Patriots drafted Gronkowski in the second round of the 2010 NFL Draft with the 42nd pick, after missing his junior year due to back surgery. He is a three-time Super Bowl champion, a five-time Pro Bowl selection, and a four-time First Team All-Pro selection. He also has the most career postseason receiving yards by a tight end – the only tight end in NFL history to reach 1,000 or more yards. Gronkowski played hockey until he was 14; he then started playing basketball for the Williamsville North High School for his first three years of high school. In 2006, he moved to suburban Pittsburgh, where he played tight end and defensive end, center in basketball, and first baseman in baseball for the Spartans athletic teams. In 2007, he was named a SuperPrep All-American, PrepStar All- American, Associated Press Class 4-A all-state, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette first- team all-conference, The Patriot-News Platinum 33. and a Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Terrific 25\” player. In 2008, he recorded 36 receptions for 648 yards and seven touchdowns on offense, and 73 tackles and six sacks on defense. He missed the first three games of the 2008 season, but later recorded 47 receptions for six72 yards and ten touchdowns against UCLA. Five of his first ten touchdowns were his first-best team-best games in his first season at UCLA.
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