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Rob Ninkovich recalls the night Rob Gronkowski realized his house got robbed

Former Patriots linebacker Rob Ninkovich was at tight end Rob Gronkowski’s house the night Gronkowski realized his Foxborough home had been burglarized.

Rob Ninkovich stands inside Rob Gronkowski’s house. —Boston25

“You were the guy that answered the door when all the TV people were there,” color commentator Scott Zolak said during Thursday night’s WBZ broadcast of the Patriots-Giants game. “You were holding a beer in your hand.”

“I was there,” Ninkovich confirmed. “I was going to the store, and Rob said, ‘Yo, this is Gronk. Come over.’ I’m like, ‘OK, I’ll come over.