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Another big weekend for the Gronkowski clann
Posted at 1:38 PM on Sat., Aug. 21, 2010 | Permalink | Yahoo! Buzz
Gerry Fraley / Reporter Bio | E-mail | News tips
Chris Gronkowski, an undrafted blocking-first fullback with the Dallas Cowboys, is trying to accomplish a memorable feat in his push to make the opening-day roster.
His brothers Rob, with New England, and Dan, with Detroit, are all but assured opening-day spots. If Chris makes it with the Cowboys, the Gronkowskis would become the 25h family to have three or more members make an NFL roster.
The Browners are the all-time leaders, with brothers Jim, Joey, Keith and Ross all playing in the NFL. The Baldingers, with Brian, Gary and Rich, are the last family to have three brothers in the league at the same time.
New England took Rob Gronkowski in the second round of this year's draft. In two exhibition games, he has four catches for 38 yards and one touchdown. Dan Gronkowski, a seventh-round choice in 2009, had two catches for 31 yards in Detroit's first game. Chris Gronkowski had one catch for one yard in the Cowboys' first two exhibitions.
There are two more Gronkowskis.
Gordon, the oldest brother, is a slugging first baseman in the independent Frontier League after three seasons in the Los Angeles Angels system. William, the youngest, is entering his senior year of high school and is being recruited as a wide receiver.
And then there is great-grandfather Ignatius Gronkowski. He was a cyclist on the United States' team at the 1924 Summer Olympics, in Paris.
Posted at 1:38 PM on Sat., Aug. 21, 2010 | Permalink | Yahoo! Buzz
Gerry Fraley / Reporter Bio | E-mail | News tips
Chris Gronkowski, an undrafted blocking-first fullback with the Dallas Cowboys, is trying to accomplish a memorable feat in his push to make the opening-day roster.
His brothers Rob, with New England, and Dan, with Detroit, are all but assured opening-day spots. If Chris makes it with the Cowboys, the Gronkowskis would become the 25h family to have three or more members make an NFL roster.
The Browners are the all-time leaders, with brothers Jim, Joey, Keith and Ross all playing in the NFL. The Baldingers, with Brian, Gary and Rich, are the last family to have three brothers in the league at the same time.
New England took Rob Gronkowski in the second round of this year's draft. In two exhibition games, he has four catches for 38 yards and one touchdown. Dan Gronkowski, a seventh-round choice in 2009, had two catches for 31 yards in Detroit's first game. Chris Gronkowski had one catch for one yard in the Cowboys' first two exhibitions.
There are two more Gronkowskis.
Gordon, the oldest brother, is a slugging first baseman in the independent Frontier League after three seasons in the Los Angeles Angels system. William, the youngest, is entering his senior year of high school and is being recruited as a wide receiver.
And then there is great-grandfather Ignatius Gronkowski. He was a cyclist on the United States' team at the 1924 Summer Olympics, in Paris.
