Rob Gronkowski explains what makes Jimmy Garoppolo special
"His power of the ball, his accuracy."
Thanks to limited playing time, Jimmy Garoppolo remains something of an unknown entity entering his third season in the NFL. On Thursday after the first practice of training camp, Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski shared his thoughts on what makes the quarterback special.
“Just his power of the ball, his accuracy going out there,” Gronkowski said Thursday. “The way he moves the pocket; I like how he can scramble out and keep it going if everything’s not going right. He’s just a competitor, a hard worker, which is always great, which always goes good with the team when you have someone that wants it and goes out there and competes.”
He added: “We’re super confident in whoever is in there.”
Gronk caught a touchdown pass from Garoppolo during the 7-on-7 end zone drill. He also caught Garoppolo’s only career NFL touchdown in 2014. Gronkowski’s height, weight, and speed should help Garoppolo display the aforementioned abilities against the Patriots’ first four opponents.
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