Q)Dan, where do you expect to be picked?
Gronkowski: I’ve been to told a wide range, so I have no idea.
I’ve heard stuff from the third round all the way to free agency.
Q)Do you think your blocking has caught the eye of NFL teams?
Gronkowski: I have pretty good
film, especially blocking. I’ve shown I’m a really good blocker.
Q)Do you need to show team's you are fast enough to function as a receiver?
Gronkowski: I’ve got to show them that I'm fast and I can get downfield, make
plays downfield and that I have good hands.
Q)Do you think your extensive experience as a blocker gives you an advantage over other tight ends in the draft who were used more like H-backs in college?
Gronkowski: This tight end class I think is really good. There’s a lot of guys my size,
but a lot of them have been spread out their whole career in college, where I’ve been
down with my hand in the ground. I think that’s definitely going to give me an advantage,
that’s more of the NFL type tight end.
Q)You finally got a chance this year to show your talent as a pass catcher (29 catches and three touchdowns) . . .
Gronkowski: I’ve always made my way on
the field through blocking. I had Vernon Davis there, Joey Haynos.
So that’s how I got my way on the field, blocking. And they went out and made the plays.
This year all those guys were gone. I was the senior out there. They gave me a chance
in the passing game and I had a pretty good year.
Q)I hear you do yoga . . .
Gronkowski: I ‘ve been doing that the last couple years in the summer, just to get
more flexible. I’m really kind of a health freak with what I eat. It helps my balance,
and it's real tough too. I do it twice a week over the summer. It’s tough.