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NFL star tight end Rob Gronkowski obviously knows how to play football. He's three years into a six-year contract worth $54 million with the New England Patriots. But the 26-year-old Gronkowski (or, as fans know him, just Gronk) is even better at playing the endorsement game.
Gronk has put his name and inimitable grin on Dunkin' Donuts, BodyArmor sports drink and Zubaz sweat pants, to name a few. In fact, "to this day, I still haven't touched one dime of my signing bonus or NFL contract money," Gronk revealed in his 2015 book, It's Good to Be Gronk.
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