Beyond the fact that Gronkowski has 15 more career touchdowns than Kelce (in 32 fewer games played), Gronkowski held court as arguably the best blocking tight end in the league during his prime — a key role that Kelce has not usually been assigned in Kansas City’s offense.

Rob Gronkowski was much more involved in the blocking game than Travis Kelce is with Kansas City, and that's just the way he likes it.

Four-time Super Bowl champion and NFL analyst Rob Gronkowski joins TODAY to discuss why he believes the Kansas City Chiefs will beat the Philadelphia Eagles at the 2025 Super Bowl, highlighting star players Travis Kelce and Patrick Mahomes.

However, Gronkowski—speaking to Sports Illustrated Wednesday on behalf of Bounty ahead of the Chiefs' Super Bowl showdown with the Philadelphia Eagles on Feb. 9—insisted that

The Kansas City Chiefs have an unprecedented Super Bowl "three-peat" within their reach but still have a long way go to unseat the New England Patriots as football's greatest dynasty, future hall of famer Rob Gronkowski told Reuters on Wednesday.

Former Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski explained the moment he understood what Bill Belichick's "Patriot Way" really was.