Gronk gets bonked by beer can during Super Bowl parade

February 7, 2019 at 10:25 a.m. | Updated February 8, 2019 at 1:18 a.m.

by Associated Press

New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski, shown warming up during a team practice last Friday in advance of Super Bowl LIII in Atlanta, said he was hit in the head by a beer can during a parade this week celebrating their victory against the Los Angeles Rams.
New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski, shown warming up during a team practice last Friday in advance of Super Bowl LIII in Atlanta, said he was hit in the head by a beer can during a parade this week celebrating their victory against the Los Angeles Rams.

BOSTON - Gronk got bonked.

Rob Gronkowski, the New England Patriots' star tight end, said he got hit in the face by a can of beer thrown during Tuesday's Super Bowl LIII victory parade in Boston.

Gronkowski told "The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon" the can drew blood, and he showed Fallon the small cut it left near one of his eyebrows.

He said: "I'm just chilling, then boom, pop, full beer can right to the face."

The same thing happened to Red Sox manager Alex Cora during October's parade in Boston to celebrate that team's World Series title.

Organizers say 1.5 million fans turned out for the Patriots parade to celebrate New England's sixth NFL title. The Patriots defeated the Los Angeles Rams 13-3 in Sunday's Super Bowl at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.

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