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5-year-old Rob Gronkowski smashing a piñata is the earliest documented Gronking

This is Rob Gronkowski. He is a large 5-year-old.

(Getty Images)

He likes to destroy things.

It turns out, he was once an *actual* large 5-year-old who liked to destroy things. Watch him go ham on this piñata.
Look at Gronk, just towering over other 5-year-olds snagging all the candy.

This GIF is basically the Patriots’ Red Zone offense btw.

FEAST YOUR EYES ON THIS MONSTER.
Here’s the full video from CBS:

New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski -Gronk has had hands since Day 1. He was more concerned with candy than footballs when he was younger though.

Posted by NFL on CBS on Thursday, October 29, 2015

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