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Tampa Bay
Buccaneers tight end Rob Gronkowski decided to have a little fun
at his own expense.
Gronkowski has been slow out of the blocks in terms of
contributing to the Buccaneers' offense, with his four targets
resulting in just two catches for 11 yards.
That's likely not the impact he envisioned through two games
when he ended a one-year retirement to reunite with quarterback
Tom Brady. With that said, Gronkowski tried to have a little fun
on Friday when discussing his slow start.
"I'm a blocking tight end. I came here to block, baby," the
31-year-old Gronkowski said Friday. "Four targets is four more
than I thought I was gonna get."
Gronkowski's comment comes on the heels of coach Bruce Arians'
statement earlier in the week that drew some headlines.
"We're not throwing the ball 50 times to tight ends -- that's
what we have receivers for (and) that's the way our offense is
built," Arians said. "Gronk's playing great run blocking in the
fourth quarter, so I'm not concerned with his pass catches or
his targets.
"We haven't had that many red-zone opportunities, and I don't
see him running 40 yards past people anymore. If we get him
press coverage, hopefully he can. We brought him in to just play
tight end. If that means no catches, it means no catches. If it
means 10 catches, it means 10 catches because he's open and
that's where the ball goes."
--Field Level Media
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