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Chris Gronkowski (born December 26, 1986) is an American football fullback for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League. He was signed by the Dallas Cowboys as an undrafted free agent in 2010. He was traded to the Broncos on May 23rd, 2012. He played college football at Arizona.
Gronkowski was born on December 26, 1986 in Buffalo, New York to Diane and Gordon Gronkowski. His great-grandfather, Ignatius Gronkowski, was a member of the 1924 U.S. Olympic cycling team in Paris. His younger brother Rob and his older brother Dan are both NFL tight ends. His father played three years as an offensive guard at Syracuse. He attended Williamsville North High School in Williamsville, New York where he was a three year letterwinner playing football and baseball. He averaged 6.2 yards per carry and recorded 453 receiving yards his senior year. He also forced 4 fumbles and recorded 82 tackles and 2 touchdowns on defense.
Gronkowski was recruited to Maryland as a fullback in 2005, but redshirted his freshman year. His redshirt freshman season in 2006, he worked his way up into the fullback rotation. He had the eighth highest strength index on the team which was the best among running backs.