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Manish Mehta: Rob Gronkowski is a shell of his former self, and his Patriot days are numbered

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He is a decrepit version of his former indestructible self, a beaten and battered prized fighter who looks sad and lost.

If you love football, you want to remember Rob Gronkowski the way that he should be remembered: Strong, powerful and leaping tall buildings in a single bound.

You want to see him crush poor saps unlucky enough to be assigned to tackle him in the open field. You want to see him chugging — and spiking — beers on a parade float. You want to witness his God-awful dance moves as he tries to pry a smile out of Lord Vader on the sideline.