Early life and career

Gronk was raised in Williamsville, New York. He went to the local High School for three years and this is where he started playing tight end at football. He also played basketball, occupying a central position. However, his junior football playing career ended up with 36 receptions for 648 yards as well as seven touchdowns. He had 73 tackles as well as six sacks on defense to his name as well. He’s always benefited deeply for his height because he was a lot taller than most of the players. Currently he’s about 6 ft and 6 inches tall.

Pursuant to graduating from high-school, Rob attended the University of Arizona. There he was on the team of the Arizona Wildcats where he did an impressive freshman year. He was even named as the All-American freshman. Even though he missed the first games of the season of 2008, he managed to land 47 receptions for 672 yards and ten touchdowns later on in the year. He was been nominated for the Lombardi Award, which is generally given to the most gifted football lineman or linebacker. Unfortunately he suffered a terrible back injury, which resulted in a surgery and he missed the draft.

Professional career

Rob Gronkowski got picked by the team of the Patriots of New England. He was the 42nd overall pick in the 2010 NFL Drafts. Right afterwards he managed to sign a four-year contract, on the 25th of July, 2010, which is worth $4.4 million with a $1.7 million bonus upon signing. While the preseason was taking place, Rob managed to land four touchdowns. In the victory against the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 10th week of the championship he managed to catch three touchdown passes in order to become the first rookie in the history of his team to accomplish this.

Later on, during his 2013 season he suffered a severe trauma to his knee which resulted from a direct hit from T.J. Ward. This ended his season prematurely. However, he made a stellar returning in 2014. This surely sent a message out there which definitely reflected on his salary. Only at the age of 26, Rob has an estimated net worth of about $15 million.

Personal Life

Rob comes from an incredibly competitive family which definitely helped him thrive in his professional NFL career. All of his brothers played a variety of sports such as baseball and football. The name of Rob’s girlfriend is Camille Kostek. She is 23 years old and she is working as a lifestyle model. She used to be a cheerleader of the Patriots – Rob’s team, which is where they actually started thing off.