As a seventh-round draft pick, Dan Gronkowski’s chances of making a 53-man NFL roster seemed pretty remote–even if that roster belongs to your 0-16 Dee-troit Lions. And especially since the Lions drafted another tight end in the first round. But so far, it’s all coming up Milhouse for Gronkowski. The first-rounder, Brandon Pettigrew, got injured in camp, which opened the door for Dan the Man. And he’s capitalizing. In last week’s preseason win over the Colts, he caught the game-winning touchdown. And apparently, he’s been generally impressive among the Lions rookies — he’s shown he can catch a football, but needs to improve his blocking to really make a great case. He’s got one more shot to do it — tomorrow night in the team’s preseason finale. Go Dan.
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It’s great to raw talent come from Western New York. Dan has given all of us a sense of pride being from Western New York, but it is going to be interesting to see what happens when the lion face off with the bills tonight. Go Dan!
Yeah, I forgot…he’s a Buffalo area guy I think.