Since the Super Bowl in February, Rob Gronkowski has been making headlines for a lot of things that have nothing to do with football.
He went dancing a few hours after the Super Bowl ended. He posed nude for ESPN's Body Issue. And he went to spring break for seemingly weeks at a time.
In the process, he become the preeminent party-boy in sports.
Before the 2012 season began, Sports Illustrated writer Chris Ballard spent a few days with Gronk, and wrote an exhaustive profile of the 23-year-old.
It paints a picture of a down-to-earth guy who just wants to have a good time, and not apologize for it.
It also contains a TON of little details and anecdotes that only make us love Gronk more.
We pulled out our 11 favorites.
He once got paid five-figures to go to a woman's 21st birthday party for an hour
Ballard went with Gronk to the party, and described him having a good time playing drinking games with the college-aged crowd.
At the end of the day, Gronk told Ballard he was sorry that the party wasn't as crazy as he thought it'd be.
He got wild at the infamous Super Bowl afterparty because he was being courteous to some Pats fans
He told Ballard, "Dude, it was the Patriots fans who got me drunk! What was I supposed to do, turn down the shots?"
He invests a lot of his money in municipal bonds, and tries to get as much free stuff as he can
For all his wild behavior, it seems like Gronk is pretty safe with his money.
He says he has saved a lot of his paychecks, and he lives in a small condo near the Patriots' stadium.
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