Rob Gronkowski plays like a rhino on the field. He’s big, hard-charging, and tough to bring down. Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports

Rob Gronkowski proud of his handsome rhinoceros

Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports | By Larry Brown | Last updated 2/27/21

Rob Gronkowski received a nice honor from a local zoo and is keeping up with his namesake’s progress.

ZooTampa at Lowry Park shared in October that it was naming its new baby rhino calf “Gronk” after the Tampa Bay Buccaneers tight end. Gronk said at the time it was an honor to have the rhino named after him. His entire video was humorous.

Two Gronks are better than one! We are thrilled to introduce our new baby Rhino calf, Gronk, named after Tampa Bay Buccaneer @RobGronkowski! #unlocktampabay @NFL @espn @Buccaneers @Andy #ZooTampa https://t.co/KsSFaklxEG pic.twitter.com/yz1PHpLnjX

— ZooTampa at Lowry Park (@ZooTampa) October 23, 2020

The zoo shared an update on the calf on Thursday. Rhino Gronk is now more than five months old and weighs more than 600 pounds. Football player Gronk weighed in and commented on how “handsome” the rhino is.

He is so handsome! https://t.co/eJ8xYY5HYK

— Rob Gronkowski (@RobGronkowski) February 26, 2021

Gronk does play like a rhino on the field. He’s big, hard-charging, and tough to bring down. The young beast was well-named and is not the first tight end to get such an honor.

This article first appeared on Larry Brown Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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