Meathead. Idiot. Party-boy. All of these adjectives have been used to describe Rob Gronkowski. After meeting the New England Patriots TE last Thursday at the Hall at Patriot Place, I can safely add a few more accurate ones: fun-loving, intelligent, affable and businessminded. And while the 6’6″ phenom may come off in the mainstream media as an airhead jock, he is anything but. Read on to learn more about the man known as “The Gronk”.

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Do you know those fans? The ones that wear all of a team’s gear, but don’t know a single player on the team? Beware, they are everywhere; and there’s no sign of them disappearing anytime soon.

Bandwagon fans exist in every city, every sport, and every stadium. What exactly does it mean to be a bandwagon fan? A bandwagon fan roots for a team not because they are actually passionate about the team, but because it is the ‘in’ thing to do. Rather than be ostracized for their lack of interest in sports, these fans hitch themselves to any bandwagon rolling through, drawing particular disdain from fans who have followed teams for years through ups, downs and everything in between.

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From a business that looks more and more each day like it’s driven solely by greed comes a story of a parent’s worst nightmare and a millionaire NFL franchise owner with a huge heart.

Greg Olsen, TE for the Carolina Panthers, became a father over the  bye week as his wife Kara delivered twins – a boy and a girl. The girl was born healthy, but Greg’s son TJ was born with a rare congenital heart defect for which he will need to undergo multiple risky surgeries. TJ will be in the hospital for at least 40 days after his first surgery, and Greg will be staying at the Charlotte hospital a few nights a week. He has also committed to continue playing during this time.

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Candid Interview with The Gronk

If you had a chance to sit down with New England Patriots TE and eternal party boy Rob Gronkowski, what would you ask him? That’s the question I’ve been asking myself ever since I found out that Julian Edelman cancelled on an event and Gronk is the replacement (helluva replacement if I do say so myself). You see, Gronk is not the typical NFL superstar. He is young, handsome and talented, yes; but he is also down-to-earth, affable and a total goofball. Ask him about stats? Nah. You’d be better off asking him if he wants to join you at the beer pong tournament down the street…and chances are, he’s probably say yes.

We want to know, if you had the chance to ask Gronk one question…what would it be? If it’s good enough, we may ask him and post your answer on our Facebook page next week!