The news of Rob Gronkowski coming out of retirement to team up with Tom Brady in Tampa Bay sounds like something out of a Marvel movie. An aging superhero is ready for one last job, but the only way to pull it off is with the Incredible Gronk right by his side.
(Too much?)
Regardless, there’s no denying the chemistry Brady and Gronk have together on the field, with the tight end catching twice as many touchdowns from the future Hall of Fame quarterback than the second guy on the list, Randy Moss.
But if you really want to see where the Brady-to-Gronk connection began, you have to go all the way back to Week 10 of the 2010 season, when the Patriots played the Steelers in a Sunday night showdown. Heading into that game, Gronk had caught two touchdowns on the year, and his highest single-game receiving total was 47 yards.
Against Pittsburgh, Brady started going to Gronk more, and the tight end finished the game with five receptions for 72 yards and three touchdowns, becoming the first Patriots rookie in franchise history to score three touchdowns in a game. Gronk would end the year with 10 touchdown receptions before setting the tight end record of 17 in 2011.
Take a look back now at highlights from that 2010 game.
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