Opening day countdowns are great. So are player profiles. Here at Musket Fire, we decided to combine them and create a Week 1 countdown-oriented, jersey number-dictated player profile series. Yesterday, we looked at No. 88 Scott Chandler, and a few days before that it was No. 90 Zach Moore. Because today marks 88 days until the New England Patriots open 2014, we are profiling No. 87, Rob Gronkowski.
In addition to being one of the most fun-loving personalities in sports, Gronkowski is simply the NFL’s best tight end. The Patriots’ Super Bowl chances will always be very good when they have a healthy Gronk in the lineup.