Rob Gronkowski

[beantown]

Re: Rob Gronkowski

Mulligans,

I have to respectfully disagree...Marino, Favre, Elway, Brees and Rodgers can be found in the marketplace...this is the FIRST Gronkowski to hit the market, a rookie jersey and the Pats don't sell many of their game jerseys...moreover, of the ones they've sold since Gronk has been in the league, they have yet to sell one of his...if this was sold through NFL Auctions or Hunts Super Bowl Auction, it would have been a $10k jersey in IMO...

[Mulligans]

Re: Rob Gronkowski

Ouch....$6700 is big money to spend on a TE in his 2nd Season under any circumstance....Marino, Elway, Favre, Brees, Rodgers....Now, I think thats a better way to spend 7K.

[beantown]

Re: Rob Gronkowski

The 2010 Red Throwbacks were given to the players....a handful have sold privately over the last year.

Any reasons why the Pats would allow the players just to keep the 2010 Red Throwbacks vs. the other jerseys?

Appears to be a very good price for the first REAL Gronkowski Pats jersey and it's from his rookie year!!!!

[Mulligans]

Re: Rob Gronkowski

The 2010 Red Throwbacks were given to the players....a handful have sold privately over the last year.

[Flamechicken]

Re: Rob Gronkowski

Looks like one might have escaped the clutches of the Patriots equipment staff.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&_trksid=p4340.l2557&hash=item460146dbfd&item=300669131773&nma=true&pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&rt=nc&si=aiXmc4wuiCcVckr8y%252Bmp0hnhjHA%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc#ht_720wt_922

[Titans74]

Re: Rob Gronkowski

Mulligans,

Sent you a PM.

[Mattapan03]

Re: Rob Gronkowski

An NFL equipment manager once mentioned that to me, so it is definitely an accurate statement

[ivo610]

Re: Rob Gronkowski

wow i didnt know that little fact ...

the majority of them are not even the correct size.

[masp3392]

Re: Rob Gronkowski

Those are not game issued. Scott has told me they order them, have players sign numbers, then sew them on. Never meant for use in a game, or customized the way a player likes them.

wow i didnt know that little fact ...

[Titans74]

Re: Rob Gronkowski

Thank you for the explanation Mulligans. I guess I will focus on Darren McFadden items instead. I like both McFadden and Gronkowski. Oh, and Peyton Hillis.

[Mulligans]

Re: Rob Gronkowski

Based on my years of experience dealing with The Patriots.....not even Rob Gronkowski could get you his Jersey.....and I am not exaggerating. This has been like this since at least the late 90s. I have heard the same story repeatedly from the players.

They released 2 sets of Jerseys in 2009 for Charity but Rob was not playing then. As I understand, the NFL forced the Pats to sell their Legacy and International Jerseys. Last year Brady donated a Jersey to Charity which created a firestorm within the Patriots Organization because the NFL made the request directly to the player and not ownership.

I'm not saying it cannot be done, but this strict inventory policy is not coincidental......it is a well thought out plan by Jonathan Kraft. I don't know exactly why, but it is definitely a strict Team policy.

[ivo610]

Re: Rob Gronkowski

theres one on NFL auctions now. Issued though.

Those are not game issued. Scott has told me they order them, have players sign numbers, then sew them on. Never meant for use in a game, or customized the way a player likes them.

[Dolphins23]

Re: Rob Gronkowski

theres one on NFL auctions now. Issued though.

[Mattapan03]

Re: Rob Gronkowski

So it's 100% impossible to acquire a Gronkowski Pats game worn jersey?

Its borderline impossible these days to get many Patriots game worn jerseys

[Titans74]

Re: Rob Gronkowski

So it's 100% impossible to acquire a Gronkowski Pats game worn jersey?