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Rob Gronkowski
Robert James Gronkowski (born May 14, 1989) is an American former professional American football, football tight end who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 11 seasons. Nicknamed "Gronk", Gronkowski played nine seasons for the New England Patriots, then played his final two seasons for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Regarded as one of the greatest tight ends of all time, he is a four-time Super Bowl champion (Super Bowl XLIX, XLIX, Super Bowl LI, LI, Super Bowl LIII, LIII, Super Bowl LV, LV), a five-time Pro Bowl selection, a four-time first-team All-Pro selection, and was selected to the National Football League 2010s All-Decade Team, NFL 2010s All-Decade Team and National Football League 100th Anniversary All-Time Team, NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team. Gronkowski played college football for the Arizona Wildcats football, Arizona Wildcats, earning third-team College Football All-America Team, All-American honors as a sophomore in 2008. Despite playing only two col ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tight End
The tight end (TE) is an offense (sports), offensive position in American football, arena football, and Canadian football. It is a hybrid that combines the characteristics and roles of both an offensive lineman and a receiver (football), receiver. As part of the receiver corps, they play inside the flanks (tight), contrasted with the split end who plays outside the flanks (wide). Like offensive linemen, they are usually lined up on the offensive line and are large enough to be effective blockers. On the other hand, unlike offensive linemen, they are eligible receivers and potent weapons in a team's offensive schemes. The tight end's role in any given offense depends on the preferences and philosophy of the head coach, offensive coordinator, and overall team dynamic. In some systems, the tight end will merely act as a sixth offensive lineman, rarely going out for passes. Other systems use the tight end primarily as a receiver, frequently taking advantage of the tight end's size t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017 All-Pro Team
The 2017 All-Pro teams were named by the Associated Press (AP), Pro Football Writers of America (PFWA), and ''Sporting News'' (SN) for performance in the 2017 NFL season The 2017 NFL season was the 98th season in the history of the National Football League (NFL) and the 52nd of the Super Bowl era. The season began on September 7, 2017, with the Kansas City Chiefs defeating the defending Super Bowl LI champion .... While none of the All-Pro teams have the official imprimatur of the NFL (whose official recognition is nomination to the 2018 Pro Bowl), they are included in the NFL Record and Fact Book and also part of the language of the 2011 NFLPA Collective Bargaining Agreement. Any player selected to the first-team of any of the teams can be described as an "All-Pro." The AP team, with first-team and second-team selections, was chosen by a national panel of fifty NFL writers and broadcasters. ''The Sporting News'' All-NFL team is voted on by NFL players and executives and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
College Football All-America Team
The College Football All-America Team is an honor given annually to the best college football players in the United States at their respective positions. The original use of the term '' All-America'' seems to have been to the 1889 College Football All-America Team selected by Caspar Whitney and published in ''This Week's Sports''. Football pioneer Walter Camp also began selecting All-America teams in the 1890s and was recognized as the official selector in the early years of the 20th century. NCAA recognition As of 2024, the College Football All-America Team is composed of the following College Football All-American first teams chosen by the following selector organizations: Associated Press (AP), Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), Walter Camp Foundation (WCFF), ''Sporting News'' (''TSN'', from its historic name of ''The Sporting News''), ''Sports Illustrated'' (''SI''), ''The Athletic'' (Athletic), ''USA Today'' (U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New England Patriots All-Dynasty Team
The New England Patriots are a professional American football team based in Foxborough, Massachusetts. Since their founding in 1960 as the Boston Patriots, over 1,000 players, including 10 Pro Football Hall of Famers have played for the team. Starting in 2010, every ten years the club's Patriots Hall of Fame committee will release an all-decade team to celebrate the greatest members of the team at every position during each respective decade. The committee has retroactively released all-decade teams for every decade prior to the 2000s. In addition, periodically, the Patriots Hall of Fame committee will release an anniversary team to celebrate the greatest members of the team at every position up to the year of publication. Patriots All-Decade teams 1960s (AFL) In November 1971, fans voted on a 10-year Patriots anniversary team, which coincided with the team's 10 years in the then-defunct American Football League: Additional selections for returner, special teamer, and coach were a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pro Football Writers Of America NFL All-Rookie Team
Following each National Football League (NFL) season, the Pro Football Writers of America (PFWA) compiles an honorary All-Rookie Team to recognize that season's most outstanding rookies at each position as adjudged by sportswriters of the PFWA. Teams have been selected every year since 1974. 1974 Offense * Quarterback: Tom Owen, San Francisco 49ers * Running back: Wilbur Jackson, San Francisco 49ers * Running back: Don Woods, San Diego Chargers * Wide receiver: Nat Moore, Miami Dolphins * Wide receiver: Lynn Swann, Pittsburgh Steelers * Tight end: Paul Seal, New Orleans Saints * Center: Mike Webster, Pittsburgh Steelers * Guard: John Hicks, New York Giants * Guard: Tom Mullen, New York Giants * Tackle: Charlie Getty, Kansas City Chiefs * Tackle: Claudie Minor, Denver Broncos Defense * Defensive end: John Dutton, Baltimore Colts * Defensive end: Ed "Too Tall" Jones, Dallas Cowboys * Defensive tackle: Carl Barzilauskas, New York Jets * Defensive tackle: Bill Kollar, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Football League 100th Anniversary All-Time Team
The National Football League 100th Anniversary All-Time Team was voted on by a panel consisting of media members, former players and league personnel in 2019 to honor the greatest players of the first 100 years of the National Football League (NFL). When the team was announced, members Tom Brady, Larry Fitzgerald, and Adam Vinatieri were the only active players and Bill Belichick the only active head coach. It also included Rob Gronkowski, who was retired in 2019, but returned to NFL play in 2020 and 2021. Brady was the sole remaining active player when he retired after the 2022 NFL season. Johnny Unitas, Jim Brown, Gale Sayers, Don Hutson, Gino Marchetti, and Dick "Night Train" Lane are also part of the NFL 50th Anniversary All-Time Team and the NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team. Chuck Bednarik is on the 50th and 100th Anniversary teams and the 75th Anniversary Two Way Team. Selection The team was chosen by a panel of 26 voters—coaches, team and front office execu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Football League 2010s All-Decade Team
The National Football League 2010s All-Decade Team is composed of outstanding performers in the National Football League in the ten years spanning 2010–2019. Only a player or coach's performance during the decade was used as criteria for voting. Tom Brady, Adrian Peterson, Joe Thomas, Marshal Yanda, J. J. Watt, Aaron Donald, Von Miller, and Justin Tucker were all unanimous selections. Tom Brady, Julius Peppers, Shane Lechler, Devin Hester and Bill Belichick had been previously named to the Pro Football Hall of Fame's 2000s All-Decade Team. The team Note 1: Only teams for which a player ''played in a game'' from 2010 to 2019 are listed. Teams with whom a player signed but never played or for whom he played only prior to or after are not listed. Note 2: Under "Hall of Fame" if a year is listed, i.e., "e-2025", that is the year player is eligible for the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Note 3: Players listed as active may include free agents. They will no longer be lis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of National Football League Season Receiving Touchdowns Leaders
In American football, passing, along with running (also referred to as rushing), is one of the two main methods of advancing the ball down the field. Passes are typically attempted by the quarterback, but any offensive player can attempt a pass provided they are behind the line of scrimmage. To qualify as a passing play, the ball must have initially moved forward after leaving the hands of the passer; if the ball initially moved laterally or backwards, the play would instead be considered a running play. A receiving touchdown is scored when a player catches the ball in the field of play and advances it into the end zone, or catches it while already being within the boundaries of the end zone. The National Football League (NFL) did not begin keeping official records until the season. Since the adoption of the 14-game season in , only one season (the strike-shortened 1982 season) has had a receiving touchdowns league leader record fewer than 10 touchdown catches. The record f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 Pro Bowl
The 2018 Pro Bowl was the National Football League's all-star game for the 2017 NFL season, 2017 season, which was played at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida on January 28, 2018. For the first time since 2009, the game started during afternoon hours instead of primetime hours for U.S. Mainland viewers with a 3 p.m. ET start. It marked the second year the game was played in Orlando. It was televised nationally by Monday Night Football, ESPN and simulcasted on ESPN on ABC, ABC. The roster was announced on December 19 on NFL Network. The AFC team won the game 24–23, the second straight year the Pro Bowl was won by the AFC. Background Host selection process Under a three-year deal that began in 2017, the Pro Bowl will once again be hosted by Camping World Stadium in Orlando. Side events The Pro Bowl Skills Challenge was held on January 25 at the Walt Disney World Resort and its ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex. Game format Rule changes The game format was the same as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 Pro Bowl
The 2016 Pro Bowl (branded as the 2016 Pro Bowl presented by USAA for sponsorship reasons) was the National Football League's all-star game for the 2015 season, which was played at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii on January 31, 2016. As of 2025, this was the last time the Pro Bowl was held in Hawaii. Andy Reid of the Kansas City Chiefs and Mike McCarthy of the Green Bay Packers were selected to coach the teams due to their teams being the highest seeded teams from each conference to lose in the Divisional Round of 2015–16 NFL playoffs, which has been the convention since the 2010 Pro Bowl. On January 27, Mike McCarthy announced that he would not be coaching the Pro Bowl due to an illness and also announced that assistant head coach Winston Moss would take over head coaching duties. This was also the sixth consecutive year that the Pro Bowl took place prior to the Super Bowl. At the Pro Bowl Draft, the Chiefs' coaching staff was assigned to Team Rice, and the Packers' coa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 Pro Bowl
The 2015 Pro Bowl was the National Football League's all-star game for the 2014 season. It began at 6 pm local time on January 25 at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, and it was the first Pro Bowl to be held outside Hawaii since 2010. The game was televised nationally by ESPN. The game continued the "unconferenced" format that was debuted in the 2014 Pro Bowl. The game was the third Pro Bowl that took place in the same site as that year's Super Bowl. It was also the sixth consecutive year where the Pro Bowl took place prior to the Super Bowl. Hall of Fame wide receivers Cris Carter and Michael Irvin were selected as the alumni captains of the game. Jason Garrett of the Dallas Cowboys and John Harbaugh of the Baltimore Ravens were the game's coaches. The coaches were to come from the teams with the best record in each conference to lose in the Divisional Round of the 2014–15 NFL playoffs, which has been the convention since the 2010 Pro Bowl. How ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
