Gronk, The Meathead: White Privilege NFL/ESPN-Style

Gronk, the Meathead and All-American Role Model (NESN)

Like another revered white sports legend associated with Boston, Larry Bird, Rob Gronkowski has announced an athletic career cut short by a body battered from the sport that brought him fame.

Bird acquired early in his career the monicker “the Hick from French Lick” and was noted for not only his all-around basketball skills and clutch shooting but also his trash talking on…