Found January 01, 2013 on Boston Sports Then & Now: Yardbarker Blogger Network
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  They’re back! The duo of Aaron Hernandez (left) and Ron Gronkowski (right) are full steam ahead entering the postseason.   To say Patriot fans have been waiting for the duo of Aaron Hernandez and Rob Gronkowski to reunite would be a vast understatement. It has been a long time coming, even if it did take mostly the whole season for the pair to join forces again. Leading up to the 2012 season, it was widely discussed that this could most potent combination of receiving threats in the whole NFL.  Both Gronk and Hernandez were given monster contracts before their first ever expired, adding more fuel to how crucial they would be to the prolific New England offense.  Unfortunately, the 2012 season did begin for these two as each was hit with an injury and the discussion wasn’t how much damage they could do together, but when? Yesterday’s win against the Miami Dolphins on Sunday marked the first time these two have played together since week six of the season against the Seattle Seahawk...
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