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trof

(54,256 posts)
Sun May 15, 2016, 06:30 PM May 2016

“Gronk up your Life"

It’s good to be Gronk. That’s both a fact and the title of his book, of course. Business is booming for Rob Gronkowski’s bro brand.

Everyone’s favorite fun-loving, football-spiking Patriots tight end is on the cover of GQ with the headline “Gronk up your Life,” managing to turn his name into a convivial verb. He is on the cover of EA Sports “Madden NFL ’17” video game, the 21st-century Wheaties box for NFL players. He popped up on the late-night talk show circuit, appearing on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” on Thursday.

The Patriots will pay Gronkowski base salaries of $2.25 million, $4.25 million, $8 million, and $9 million over the next four seasons. He has another $1 million in workout bonuses and a total of $2.5 million in per game roster bonuses he can earn over that time, too. The Patriots were proactive in rewarding Gronk with the lucrative extension, worth up to $55.2 million.
http://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/rob-gronkowski%e2%80%99s-brand-is-his-business/ar-BBt3V9e?ocid=spartandhp

Haysoos Kreestos!
He's 27.
TWENTY SEVEN.
FIFTY FIVE MILLION.



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“Gronk up your Life" (Original Post) trof May 2016 OP
We enjoyed him here in Tucson. Ptah May 2016 #1
His family lives in my neighborhood Godhumor May 2016 #2
Xposted to Sports group KamaAina May 2016 #3
Monster (the energy drink) has a Gronk edition. haele May 2016 #4

Godhumor

(6,437 posts)
2. His family lives in my neighborhood
Sun May 15, 2016, 10:59 PM
May 2016

He says he is very financially responsible in that he only spends $2,000 or less when he goes out for the night.

That should tell you what some of the other players do when they go out... and one of the reasons why the bankruptcy rate is so high for professional athletes.

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