Subject: Rob Gronkowski of New England Patriots -- 'Screw it, I'm throwing haymakers' - ESPN Boston
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> http://espn.go.com/boston/nfl/story/_/id/12271383/rob-gronkowski-new-england-patriots-screw-throwing-haymakers <http://espn.go.com/boston/nfl/story/_/id/12271383/rob-gronkowski-new-england-patriots-screw-throwing-haymakers>
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> Gronk: 'Haymakers' were called for
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> Patriots Rally Past Seahawks To Win Super Bowl
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> Rob Gronkowski <http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/13229/rob-gronkowski> fought hard to come back from a blown-out knee, returning after nine months of recovery to help the New England Patriots <http://espn.go.com/nfl/team/_/name/ne/new-england-patriots> roll through the season, the playoffs and eventually into the Super Bowl.
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> But with the final piece of his redemption in hand, Gronkowski wasn't about to stop fighting.
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> More from ESPN.com
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> When the Patriots plotted their game plan against Seattle, it was clear Rob Gronkowski's night was going to be more about quality than quantity, Jeff Legwold writes. Story <http://espn.go.com/blog/boston/new-england-patriots/post/_/id/4777706/4777706>
> "I got pushed or something, and it was the last game of the year, and I was like, 'Screw it, I'm throwing some haymakers,'" Gronkowski said Monday night on ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live."
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> Although he escaped ejection, Gronkowski was a key player in the scrum that marred the end of Sunday's Super Bowl XLIX against the Seattle Seahawks <http://espn.go.com/nfl/team/_/name/sea/seattle-seahawks>.
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> After the Patriots' goal-line interception to seal the 28-24 victory <http://scores.espn.go.com/nfl/recap?gameId=400749027>, Patriots quarterback Tom Brady <http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/2330/tom-brady> was trying to hike the ball and take a knee at his 5-yard line with 20 seconds remaining.
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> Gronkowski said he was protecting Brady and was taken by surprise by a sudden surge of shoving.
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> [+] Enlarge <http://a.espncdn.com/photo/2015/0203/nfl_g_gronk66_cr_600x400.jpg>
> Stan Grossfeld/The Boston Globe/Getty ImagesRob Gronkowski said a thought crossed his mind to throw "some haymakers" after he was shoved near the end of Super Bowl XLIX.
> "I don't think I did. Roger, no, I did not," the tight end said with a smile when asked by Kimmel whether he threw punches, referring to commissioner Roger Goodell.
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> Gronkowski said he did not want the league to fine him, jokingly saying he needed money for an upgraded party bus.
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> "Roger, that wasn't me," Gronkowski said as video replay of the fight was aired during the interview.
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> Gronkowski's comments came after Seahawks linebacker Bruce Irvin <http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/14946/bruce-irvin> reiterated an apology earlier in the day via Twitter <http://espn.go.com/nfl/playoffs/2014/story/_/id/12267457/super-bowl-xlix-seattle-seahawks-bruce-irvin-apologizes-end-game-fight-ejection>.
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> Irvin was ejected after a shoving match with Gronkowski that was among a sequence of events that nearly escalated the scrum into a full-fledged brawl.
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> Irvin said he was overcome with emotion after seeing teammate Michael Bennett <http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/12762/michael-bennett> get hit.
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> "I was protecting a teammate, emotions flew," Irvin said Sunday night. "I saw somebody hit Mike Bennett, so I went and backed up my brother. I went about it wrong. Emotions were flying high, and I apologize.
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> "But if it happened again, I would go protect my teammate. That's just how it is."
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> Gronkowski, who finished with six catches for 68 yards and a touchdown, was more tempered with his comments immediately after the win.
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> "They just started coming at us. We were just trying to take a knee," Gronkowski said Sunday night. "Just happens, it's football, just emotions going.
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> "It's football, things happen. It's all good. I mean, it's all good. They played ball, they're a hardworking team, and we just came out and did what we did to get the win."
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> Information from ESPN.com's Jeff Legwold was used in this report