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He is a tight end.

A graceful athlete with speed, hops and hands, he embarrasses linebackers and obliterates safeties. With his powerful frame and love of contact, he gets in line and crushes those who would tackle his running back.

He is a party guy.

He once took the stage at a Vegas nightclub, per TMZ, busted a few moves and then body-slammed his friend—landing on a broken arm he'd re-fractured weeks earlier. When Johnny Manziel made headlines by partying poolside in Las Vegas this past Memorial Day weekend, per NESN.com, he was there too.

He is a playboy.

SBNation writer Lana Berry attended his women's football clinic in 2013, which seemed to be as much about him meeting women as coaching them. The Internet will never forget the indelible image ofJimmy Graham, Jason Witten and Tony Gonzalez caught passes a little more frequently, Gronk was the clear-cut leader in yards and touchdowns per game. Unlike a lot of his pass-catching tight end peers, he also finished in the top five of Pro Football Focus' run-blocking grades for his position (subscription required) in each of his first three seasons.

I asked Donte' Stallworth, a 10-year NFL veteran who played with Gronkowski in 2012, about what makes Gronk so dominant.

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"Everyone knows he's a physical guy," said Stallworth. "He has a knack for getting open, and he catches the ball well."

Stallworth raved about Gronkowski's on-field effort as well. "Being his teammate for the brief moment that I was, he's one of those guys you don't have to worry about