Rob Gronkowski reveals moment he knew Jimmy Garoppolo would be elite

Two of the best teams in the NFL right now are led by Tom Brady and Jimmy Garoppolo.

Brady and the New England Patriots are 9-1 through the first 11 weeks of the season, while Garoppolo and the San Francisco 49ers carry the same record. Garoppolo spent his first three seasons behind Brady in New England and was immediately viewed as a franchise quarterback with the 49ers.

He learned from some of the greatest football minds in the game and it’s translating into his career outside of New England. FOX Sports analyst and former Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski revealed the moment that he knew Garoppolo would be special.

"That's when I knew at that time that he was going to be elite. Then when he got traded 3 weeks later, I knew [the @49ers] got a special player in Jimmy G." @RobGronkowski shares a story of when he knew @JimmyG_10 was going to be something special: pic.twitter.com/2DDJn5bJH3

— FOX Sports: NFL (@NFLonFOX) November 24, 2019

Gronk’s hunch was right.