Tom Brady Claims Rob Gronkowski Is ‘Obviously the Greatest Tight End to Ever Play the Game’

Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski are the most lethal duo present in the NFL right now. Their presence makes a matchup seem one-sided. This is exactly what’s happening for the past few weeks ever since Rob Gronkowski has returned from his prolonged rib injury.

During the week 13 matchup between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Atlanta Falcons, the duo again connected for two touchdowns. It is always a delight to see the two veterans enjoy their time in the gridiron since both of them are well familiar with each other’s game sense.

Tom Brady on Rob Gronkowski

Tom Brady has already made his mark as the greatest quarterback in the history of the sport. But is Rob Gronkowski the greatest tight end of the NFL? Tom Brady most certainly thinks so. According to Brady, Gronks has been the most influential tight end he has ever played with because of which he pulled him off of retirement the moment he moved to Tampa Bay.

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“It’s been amazing to watch him perform,” Brady said after the Sunday matchup against the Falcons. “He’s obviously the greatest tight end to ever play the game and still doing it. I think his ability to block in the run game, run routes in the pass game, win against smaller players, and then he’s very clutch. He comes up big in the biggest moments.”

The best QB-TE duo ever?

Although it is arguably an opinionated standpoint taken by Brady for his teammate, still it can be believed that when the two of them take on the field together. They certainly bring results to the table.

Gronkowski caught 42 catches for 546 yards and 10 touchdowns in his debut year. The same year Brady earned his second MVP award. A year later, Gronkowski went on to have a career-high of 1,327 receiving yards and a league-leading 17 touchdowns. Brady and Gronkowski had clearly developed into a formidable duo capable of wreaking havoc for a long time.

After a decade, they’ve each gone to many Pro Bowls, played in six Super Bowls, winning four of them, and relocated their franchise from New England to Tampa Bay.

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