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I’ve noticed a lot of hand-wringing in the comment section as the Patriots over-looked Rob Gronkowski’s successor in the 2019 NFL Draft.
Simply put, Rob Gronkowski is a generational talent and no one will ever replace what he did for this franchise. Here is a list of everyone I could find that has lined up at Tight End for the Patriots since 2000. The guys that Bill Belichick has chosen to be good enough for his team. One name I omitted, Cameron Fleming, was an offensive tackle that spent a good deal of time as a blocking TE when Rob Gronkowski was injured. Also there have been other O-linemen like Nate Solder that have taken snaps at the position. I’m also leaving out LB Mike Vrabel even if it pains me to do so, because he wasn’t here as a Tight End. He was just damned good at it.