Today in 2012 Rob Gronkowski makes his 1st Sports Illustrated cover appearance.

Regarded as one of the greatest tight ends of all time, he is a four-time Super Bowlchampion (XLIX, LI, LIII, LV), a five-time Pro Bowl selection, a four-time first-team All-Pro selection, and was selected to the NFL 2010s All-Decade Team and NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team.

In 2015, Gronkowski stated that he had not spent any of the money he has made from his NFL contracts and strictly lived off the earnings from his business ventures, endorsement deals, and appearance fees.

This copy is graded at 8.5. There are no copies graded at 9.8 as this is a very condition sensitive issues because it’s so thick. Thick issues put a ton of strain on the spine causing staples tears among many other problems. #NFL #Patriots