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Originally Posted by CultBrennan59

So Gronk needs back surgery.

Report: Rob Gronkowski needs back surgery, likely to miss part of training*camp | SI Wire

When do you go from considering him a star to a bust?

Some people just age early. Cooley is an obvious example.

Gronk is going to be a very good NFL player over the next five years, but I doubt he's ever going to have a three year stretch in his career like he did from ages 21-23.