Gronk

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People who cheer for anything and everything Buffalo have already been conflicted.

Gronk plays for the Patriots, but he’s from the Buffalo area.

There are people who want to like him because he’s from Buffalo, but hate him because he plays for the hated team, and there are people who want to hate him, but kind of like him.

Gronk took care of all of that on Sunday with an epically stupid play in Sunday’s game.

The Pats were laying their usual beatdown on the Bills when late in the game The Greatest QB of All-Time threw a ball towards Gronk and Bills defender Tre White.

It was a jump ball and White came down with it, which aggravated Gronk. White was flat on his stomach when Gronk jumped on him.

That’s not a little thing.

Gronk weighs about 290 pounds.

White’s head bounced off the turf and concussion was immediately mentioned.

After the game Gronk apologized, sort of. Hoodie apologized, calling it ‘bullshit’and Bills fans were out for blood.

It was a really dumb thing to do.

Gronk should be suspended.

He probably won’t.

(Word came down that he got 1 game...should’ve been more).

Three weeks from now the teams play again...

.:.next year Gronk will be back in Orchard Park.

He will also be back to visit his hometown, I imagine.

He better watch the cook if he heads to Duffs to order wings.

Buffalo doesn’t forget their enemies...

...and Gronk is number one on the Most Hated  list.

Even Brady would beat him in a popularity contest.

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