Dan Gronkowski
Dan Gronkowski was born in Amherst, New York, United States on January 21st, 1985 and is the Football Player. At the age of 39, Dan Gronkowski biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Daniel Thomas Gronkowski (born January 21, 1985) is an American businessman and former football tight end.
In the seventh round of the 2009 NFL Draft, he was drafted by the Detroit Lions.
He played college football at Maryland.
He has also played for the Denver Broncos, New England Patriots, and the Cleveland Browns.
Early years
Gronkowski was born in Amherst, New York, to parents Gordon and Diane Walters. Gordie, Chris, Rob, and Glenn were three brothers who competed in college and later played professionally. Ignatius, his great-grandfather, was a member of the 1924 US Olympic cycling team in Paris.
Gronkowski played football, baseball, basketball, and ice hockey at Williamsville North High School. He was a two-year starter and a one-year starting wide receiver. He set a then-school record of 539 receiving yards as a freshman in 2001. He passed 122 of 207 passes for 1,407 yards and 16 touchdowns during his senior year in 2003, all of which were school records. He was voted the league's Most Valuable Player. He was recruited by Maryland, Arizona, Purdue, and Syracuse.
Gronkowski has a bachelor's degree in Marketing and a master's degree in Business Administration.
Personal life
Gronkowski joined G&G Fitness and Gronk Fitness, where he is in charge of marketing and product development following his time in football. Brittany M. Blujus married in Amherst, New York, on July 9, 2011. They have three children.
Gronkowski and his family formed a NexGen Fitness franchise studio in Buffalo, NY, in early 2021. NexGen Fitness, a high-end, boutique personal training company, is currently operating personal training centers in Texas, Oklahoma, and New York, with other locations planned throughout the country.
Football career
Gronkowski attended the University of Maryland and sat out the 2004 season as a redshirt. In 2005, he saw action in five games and made two receptions for 37 yards, including a career-long 25-yard touchdown reception from Sam Hollenbach. In 2006, he saw action in all 13 games including nine starts. He had two receptions for 11 yards. He received the George Boutselis Memorial Award for team's highest GPA. In 2007, Gronkowski played in 11 games including eight starts and caught seven passes for 66 yards. He received the team's C.P. "Lefty" McIntosh Award for public service.
In 2008, he played in all 13 games and started in 12. He caught 29 passes for 287 yards and three touchdowns, including one matching his career-long 25-yard reception in 2005. He also some action on special teams and returned two kicks for eight and four yards. He was named an honorable mention All-ACC player.
He earned a degree in marketing and was pursuing an MBA when he was drafted. He was also in the process to be nominated as a Rhodes Scholar his final year at the University of Maryland.
Draft Countdown assessed him as the 21st-ranked tight end prospect for the 2009 NFL Draft. The NFL Draft Scout ranked him the 11th out of 96 tight end prospects and projected him as a fifth or sixth round selection.
Gronkowski was drafted 255th overall (2nd to last) by the Detroit Lions in the 2009 NFL Draft. On June 25, 2009, he signed a three-year $1.21 million deal, which included a signing bonus of around $26,000. He was waived on September 5, 2009 and signed to the Lions' practice squad a day later.
Gronkowski was promoted to the active roster on December 1, 2009 after tight end Brandon Pettigrew was placed on injured reserve due to a knee injury. He caught his first pass against the Baltimore Ravens on December 13. He was waived on December 17, and re-signed to Lions' practice squad on December 20.
After his practice squad contract expired, Gronkowski was signed to a future reserve contract on January 5, 2010.
He was traded to the Denver Broncos on September 4, 2010 for cornerback Alphonso Smith. He was released on September 3, 2011.
Gronkowski signed with the New England Patriots on September 6, 2011. However, after playing in two games, he was waived on September 23. He re-signed with the team on October 10. On November 8, 2011, Gronkowski was released for a second time.
After Browns tight end Alex Smith was placed on the Injured Reserve, the Browns signed Gronkowski to a one-year contract on December 20, 2011. On August 31, 2012, he was released by the team but re-signed on January 3, 2013 to a futures deal. He was released by the team again on August 30, 2013.