Gronk To The Rescue
June 9th, 2020
Bails out local high school.
The guy hasn’t even put on a pair of shoulder pads for the Bucs yet and already tight end Rob Gronkowski has impacted the lives of locals.
Recently there was a fire at Tampa’s Blake High School that destroyed an athletic storage shed. The shed happened to include virtually all of the football team’s equipment.
With summer practice weeks away (provided there is a season), all of a sudden the team was scrambling to find equipment.
Never fear; Gronk is here!
The future Hall of Fame tight end the Bucs traded for nine weeks ago, along with the Bucs, cut the high school an undisclosed check to buy new equipment to supply the entire team. Gronk’s check came from the Gronk Nation Youth Foundation.
A season was saved.
Think about it: Hillsborough County puts a lot of players into colleges that would otherwise not be able to afford a college education. It’s not a stretch to believe Gronk’s effort may have saved a young man’s life from whatever was in store for him if he was unable to get an education.
That’s priceless. Props to Gronk and the Bucs for coming through.
(If Joe remembers correctly, former Bucs guard Davin Joseph is also heavily involved with the same school’s football program offering moral and financial support through his foundation.)
“Hey Blake High School – we heard about the fire that destroyed your storage shed full of football equipment. Guess what?? The Gronk Nation Youth Foundation and the @BucsFoundation are replacing it all!”
📽️: @RobGronkowski pic.twitter.com/zxaW9jPGw7
— Tampa Bay Buccaneers (@Buccaneers) June 9, 2020
June 9th, 2020 at 1:51 pm
David Joseph???
Ur memory is not serving you bruh.
June 9th, 2020 at 1:56 pm
Sheesh. Guy makes a simple typo and you want to behead Joe. (Autospell can be a pain in the arse sometimes.)
Thanks for pointing that out.
June 9th, 2020 at 2:02 pm
What Joe? You mean auto correct does not realize how common Davin is? Lmao
June 9th, 2020 at 2:03 pm
Ding!
June 9th, 2020 at 2:09 pm
Getting caught up in minutia instead of applauding Gronk’s act of kindness for the betterment of the community … and he has not even reported to One Buc!!!
June 9th, 2020 at 2:13 pm
That is not close to 265 lbs. Gronk. You need to hit some weights dude.
June 9th, 2020 at 2:20 pm
@Joe my new phone auto corrects after I hit the send button. So after ensuring I spell everything they way I want it changes it anyway. I am anti violence but dam I would like to punch a phone engineer now and then.
June 9th, 2020 at 2:41 pm
ANYONE who was complaining about signing Gronk , there is a reason to be glad he is part of our organization now. God bless you Gronk, you my friend GET IT and are a welcome addition to our team even if you never catch a pass. Go BUCS !
June 9th, 2020 at 2:44 pm
right gronk way to go brother
June 9th, 2020 at 2:49 pm
Great to read some GOOD NEWS for a change!!!
June 9th, 2020 at 2:52 pm
Free agents don’t usually embrace the local causes this quickly. Even guys that are on teams for years will still do their youth football camps in their home towns. Nothing wrong with that, but this is pretty cool.
June 9th, 2020 at 4:12 pm
Glad that he’s on our team!
June 9th, 2020 at 4:34 pm
He always comes off as an a-hole jock meathead.
June 9th, 2020 at 4:36 pm
Don’t get me wrong what he did here is commendable.
June 9th, 2020 at 4:47 pm
Very cool of Gronk and the Bucs
June 9th, 2020 at 4:49 pm
How do you not love this guy. He has that natural wwe wrestling interview style down for sure!!
June 9th, 2020 at 5:12 pm
Wow that gronk is still cutting promos! He is staying sharp for his wwe return.
June 9th, 2020 at 7:05 pm
Now if only we can get a Gronk Ale from one of our local breweries…..
June 9th, 2020 at 7:16 pm
My son goes to H.W. Blake high school and I can’t express enough how grateful I am for his donation to the school. I’ve been to every Blake home football game over the past three years and it’s a great experience for the kids, the parents, and for that community. When I heard the fire destroyed the equipment I was devastated and I’m sure all the other the kids and parents felt that way. It’s great that Gronk and the Bucs stepped up and it’s great that Gronk has endeared himself to Tampa Bay so quickly.
June 9th, 2020 at 8:18 pm
Pretty cool, people are always doing nice things, just don’t get to hear about them enough
June 9th, 2020 at 9:04 pm
Glad he is on the team
And glad she is in a lot of the photos
June 9th, 2020 at 9:17 pm
For real, Kord.
June 9th, 2020 at 9:49 pm
Very cool D-Rome. That’s good to hear the reaction. And it is awesome that our new teammates have jumped into helping the community right away. We are lucky to live where we do with so many great players, current and former, helping out every day.
June 9th, 2020 at 10:04 pm
Gronk setting the bar high. Bravo Zulo G
June 9th, 2020 at 10:27 pm
LOL Joe knows the feeling! 🙂
June 10th, 2020 at 12:52 am
Going to buy his jersey
June 10th, 2020 at 8:59 am
Totally awesome.
June 10th, 2020 at 10:46 am
And decent people still outweigh thew goofballs of the world. Not really news, but lately it’s tougher to see. Thanks to Gronk for helping out. That would have been hard for the school to replace. Team sports may be more important than ever. Best place for kids to learn how to get along and pull together!
June 10th, 2020 at 10:50 am
PS, I work for a phone company, and it’s not our fault! Android and Apple IT guys make that auto correct crap. If yer phone won’t connect or drops in the middle of a call, that’s on us. Sorry.
June 11th, 2020 at 11:12 am
Great job Gronk! Keep promoting the positive Joe!