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Is 'Gronking' the new 'Tebowing'?

Found January 19, 2012 on Sweater Punch: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Rob Gronkowski
TEAMS: New England Patriots

If you are like me, there is a huge void in your life now that Tim Tebow is out of the playoffs and Tebowing is probably gone for good. I needed something to fill this void so this is where GRONKING came in!

What is GRONKING you ask? The act of GRONKING means spiking a football (or anything) like Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski does after his touchdowns.

Record setting New England Patriots tight end and all around tough guy Rob Gronkowski is known for 2 things: this picture with porn star Bibi Jones and his thunderous spike after scoring a TD! This touchdown celebration is sweeping the nation as Rob continues to dominate. An entire website Gronking.co was created which allows people to submit photos of them GRONKING various objects. Here are a few of my favorites:

gronking 8 gronking 7 gronking original gronking 6 gronking 5 gronking 4 gronking 3 gronking 2

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