Robert Kraft reveals why Patriots left Gronk dent in Super Bowl trophy
When appearing at Fenway Park, Gronkowski and former Patriots receiver Julian Edelman were playing around with one of the trophies. Edelman pitched a baseball, and Gronkowski picked up a trophy and used it as a bat to hit the ball, leaving a permanent dent in the trophy.
Kraft could have had the trophy fixed, but he decided to leave the dent as a way of keeping Gronkowski's memory alive.
"We're at Fenway Park throwing out the first pitch. I invited the team, and we go out with six trophies," Kraft said on the Dudes on Dudes podcast. "Right before, underneath the Green Monster, these guys are fooling around. Julian's throwing fast balls. Our boy Gronk picks up one of the trophies and hits it, and there's a permanent ball mark. If it was only one or two, I would have fixed it. But I thought we're going to have Gronk's memory for the history of the Patriots. I said we're leaving it."
The dent is the perfect homage to the greatest tight end in NFL history and one of the NFL's all-time great personalities. That sixth Super Bowl trophy will always come with the story of Gronkowski using it as a bat to hit an Edelman fast ball.
It's a fun and fitting end to one of the greatest dynasties in sports history.
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