Chicago Bears tight end Jimmy Graham sees Tampa Bay Buccaneers tight end Rob Gronkowski as the measuring stick for his position.
Beginning his career with the New Orleans Saints in 2010, Graham burst onto the scene in his second season when he earned second-team All-Pro honors.
Graham recently revealed that at that time he was driven by a desire to be just as good as Gronkowski.
"I’ve never told anybody this. My first four years in the league, I actually had Gronk’s jersey hanging in my bedroom," Graham told ESPN. "I didn’t have a TV hanging in my room, I had Gronk’s jersey hanging in my room.