Rob Gronkowski is headed to the Patriots Hall of Fame, and the date is set.
The Patriots announced that Gronkowski will be inducted in a public ceremony on November 7 at Patriot Place Plaza. A time for the event has not been announced.
It’s a fitting next step for the most productive tight end in franchise history, who will get the red jacket in his first year of eligibility. He won the fan vote in April over guard Logan Mankins and kicker Adam Vinatieri, and now becomes the 38th inductee since the Hall was created in 1991. He’s also just the second tight end to be honored, joining Ben Coates, who was inducted in 2008.
Gronkowski arrived in New England as a second-round pick in 2010 and spent the first nine seasons of his career there. In 115 regular-season games with the Patriots, he caught 521 passes for 7,861 yards and 79 touchdowns. In the postseason, he added 81 receptions for 1,163 yards and 12 scores across 16 playoff games.
His Patriots résumé is packed with hardware. Gronkowski won three of his four Super Bowls in New England before adding another ring with the Buccaneers in 2020. He also made five Pro Bowls, earned four All-Pro selections, and was named to the Patriots’ All-Dynasty Team, the 2010s All-Decade Team and the NFL’s 100th Anniversary Team.
“It’s just such a prestigious honor to be inducted into the Patriots Hall of Fame, especially as a first ballot,” Gronkowski said in a media call back in April. “And to do it after so many others have led the way - Tom two years ago, Julian last year, you got the Tedy Bruschis the Willie McGinests - just so many guys that are just so great.
And to be in the same category as them, it is just an absolute honor. There’s no doubt about that.”
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