Rob Gronkowski Says NFL Is Targeting Him with Pass Interference Calls

December 1, 2015   ·   Tim Daniels   ·   Jump to comments

New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski stated Tuesday he feels the NFL is unfairly targeting him when it comes to calling offensive pass interference.  
Gronkowski got slapped with a questionable pass interference call during the fourth quarter of Sunday's loss to the Denver Broncos. He caught a third-down throw from quarterback Tom Brady to seemingly move the chains with the Patriots up four with five minutes left, but the flag brought it back.
The Pats ended up punting after failing to covert a long third down and lost the game in overtime. Jeff Howe of the Boston Herald noted during an appearance on Toucher & Rich of CBS Boston he thinks that call makes a clear statement:
There is no question about that. There is not even a debate, especially after that fourth quarter OPI called on Sunday. That closed the book on that debate; they are going after Rob Gronowski. He didn't even initiate the contact and was penalized on that play. That was the w...

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