Editor's note: Rob Gronkowski is poised to end his retirement after being traded to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Tuesday. This piece was originally published on Jan. 30, 2018, prior to the New England Patriots playing the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LII.
The action of forcing an object (usually a football) into the ground with tremendous force as a way of celebration or because you're f---ing hammered and felt like doing it anyway.
-- Definition of a "Gronk Spike," via Urban Dictionary
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- The Gronk Spike debuted on Sept.