Rob Gronkowski (Photos via Green Light Podcast)
Rob Gronkowski has finally addressed that infamous photo which stemmed from a visit to Ohio State while he was a high school senior in 2006.

Gronk, who was one of the most unserious pros in the league when it came to off-field activity, popped up in a photo that would have done some real numbers had it come out 15-20 years later. But it still did the rounds back then, as he appeared to have come off a bender when he was photographed at the game.

The four-time Super Bowl winner took over 20 years to discuss the snap, doing so while speaking to former NFL defensive lineman Beau Allen and claiming it was “a special moment” because Allen was actually the first person to ever ask him about it directly.

He recalled the story quite vividly, saying he went out with his two good friends who were attending Ohio State the night before the game as it was a perfect opportunity to hang out with his buddies and make a visit.

“I’ll just say I was drinking water because I was only 18 years old at the time,” he said. “So it was just water, but I was feeling good off the water.”

Gronk Got Into Some Fights During That Visit

Rob Gronkowski (Stephen Lew-Imagn Images)
Gronk added that he and his pals got into two fights, and he cleaned someone out. He also said he was happy the whole thing went down before the camera phone era.

“We had a little brawl as well, which was fun. That’s the whole point of these visits,” he said. “I’m feeling like a disaster. I go to the game, and someone takes a picture of me looking like that. All that water that I drank got me feeling like that.”

He noted that the pic only came out after he became a famous NFL player.

Rob Gronkowski ended up going to Arizona, and the rest is history.

If you must know, he’s still very fond of water.