Rob Gronkowski Recreates Iconic Ohio State Visit Picture With Jeff Svoboda

An iconic picture remade 19 years later.

With Rob Gronkowski making an appearance on FOX's Big Noon Kickoff before the Ohio State-Penn State game, it was only right that he remade his iconic picture from 2006 with former Buckeye Sports Bulletin writer and current Columbus Blue Jackets insider Jeff Svoboda while in the Shoe on Saturday.

A reunion 19 years in the making.

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The original picture was taken during Gronkowski's visit to Ohio State for the Buckeyes' game against Michigan in 2006. The former NFL great tight end explained that "water" made his experience at the "Game of the Century" less than enjoyable.

"I went to Ohio State for a visit. I think it was right after my season in high school, so I'm freelancing. I don't have to worry about getting back and being on point," Gronkowski said. "My two very good friends went to The Ohio State University. They are a year older than me, so they are already in college. I'm like, 'Oh, perfect. I'll take a visit to Ohio State, go out with my buddies the night before and then go to the game.' We go out until like 2 or 3 a.m. to some frat houses, playing Beer Pong, all that good stuff. I'll just say I was drinking water because I was only 18 years old at the time, so it was just water. But I was feeling good off the water."

Gronkowski ultimately chose to attend Arizona, where he played for two seasons in 2007 and 2008 before sustaining a back injury that forced him to miss the 2009 season. He was then selected in the second round of the 2010 NFL draft and went on to have an 11-year career with the New England Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, totaling 621 receptions for 9,826 yards and 92 touchdowns.