With all of the question marks surrounding how the Steelers will perform without All-Pro wide receiver Antonio Brown, at least we can take comfort in one thing: Pittsburgh will never again have to face the likes of tight end, Rob Gronkowski.
The Patriots tight end was truly ‘the Steelers killer’ and Pittsburgh never did find a way to contain Gronkowski before he retired. Gronk’s career spanned 9 years and injuries plagued him to only playing two full seasons – the last of which came all the way back in 2011.
Recently, Ben Linsey of Pro Football Focus wrote an article explain the ‘NFL’s team-killers’ and it wasn’t a big surprise to see Gronkowski on this list.