Rob Gronkowski is considered one of the most intelligent players in NFL history, being able to know how to find running and blocking routes. That makes him a uniquely qualified individual when it comes to assessing someone's gridiron potential.
On Tuesday's episode of former New England Patriots teammate Julian Edelman's "Games with Names" podcast, when the four-time Super Bowl champion tight end was asked about how LA Lakers star LeBron James would fare in the NFL, he said:
"LeBron would have been an absolute monster on the football field. I can kind of see him being like the hybrid F tight end. He's just so tall, but he's got the athleticism.
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"I think Coach (Pete) Carroll offered him a roster spot up in Seattle. I just was hoping to see that happen. I just wanted to see his athleticism translate to the football field because I seen his highlights, his high school highlights, and guy's just an absolute beast."
Rob Gronkowski discusses Patriots' win over Broncos in 2011-12 divisional round
In the podcast appearance, Rob Gronkowski discussed the 2011-12 AFC divisional round playoff game between the Patriots and Tim Tebow's Denver Broncos.
During that game, Tom Brady threw a playoff-record six touchdown passes. Three of them went to his tight end, as New England won 45-10 to set up an AFC championship game showdown with the Baltimore Ravens.
"It was like, 'Who gives a (expletive) about Tebowmania? Let's end this (expletive). Let's go shut this guy down.' And we absolutely ruined Tebowmania's career," Gronkowski recalled (Timestamp: 1:12.43.)
"The hardest offenses to defend against are no-huddle, two-tight end. So, we had two-tight end personnel (Gronkowski and Aaron Hernandez) out there running no-huddle. That's unstoppable. That's why we're going down the field in five plays and scoring just like that."
He also discusses Brady's punt that pinned the Broncos at their own 10 and caused a brawl (Timestamp: 1:14:45):
"Von Miller's the one who started the brawl. He did not like that. We were trolling them with the pooch punt."
The Patriots defeated the Ravens 23-20 to advance to Super Bowl XLVI, where they lost 21-17 to the New York Giants. The Broncos, meanwhile, traded Tebow to the New York Jets in the offseason, paving the way for them to sign Peyton Manning in free agency.