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Steelers hope to mix it up against Gronkowski and Bennett

Before he was a four-time All-Pro, before he was known simply by the first syllable of last his name, before he kept defensive coordinators up at night, Rob Gronkowski was just a rookie trying to make his way in the NFL in 2010.

In the first eight games of his rookie season, Gronkowski never had 50 yards receiving in a game. He only had 14 receptions and was hardly someone opposing defenses had to game-plan around.

That all changed when the New England Patriots played the Steelers in a mid-November game that would help decide the No.