Rob Gronkowski got a call from Stanley Morgan after breaking his touchdown record

"Stanley Morgan actually called me to congratulate me."

New England's Rob Gronkowski gestures to fans after the game against the Buffalo Bills Sunday. AP Photo/Bill Wippert

October 30, 2016

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After breaking a Patriots record, Rob Gronkowski got a surprise phone call in the locker room following the 41-25 win against the Bills on Sunday.

“Stanley Morgan actually called me to congratulate me,” Gronkowski said in his postgame press conference.

Morgan was the previous record-holder of the all-time Patriots touchdown receptions. Gronkowski eclipsed that mark by hauling in his 69th career touchdown catch.

Gronkowski was honored to get the call from the 61-year-old retired wideout.

“To get a phone call from him already after the game in the locker room was something special,” Gronkowski explained.

Morgan played for the Patriots from 1977-1989, averaging 19.4 yard-per-catch while in New England. Gronkowski, only 27, has overtaken the record in his seventh season with the Patriots.