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Rob Gronkowski wanted to be drafted by Arizona Cardinals: 'They had no interest in me'

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Imagine Rob Gronkowski as a tight end for the Arizona Cardinals.

Evidently, the former New England Patriots star, who played collegiately at the University of Arizona, wanted it to happen.

Gronkowski told Arizona Sports' 98.7 FM this week that he wanted to stay in Arizona in the 2010 NFL draft.

"I loved being in the state of Arizona … I was praying that they would take me because I wanted to go there," Gronkowski told the Doug & Wolf Show. "I felt like they needed a tight end and they brought me in for a little visit.