Rob Gronkowski sees ‘great’ potential in TE pairing with Martellus Bennett

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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The day before the New England Patriots held their first practice of training camp, tight end Martellus Bennett changed his jersey number from 83 to 88. That brought him right next to Rob Gronkowski on the team’s roster, as Bennett reminded his Instagam followers after Thursday’s opening workout of camp.

88 & 87

A photo posted by Martellus Bennett (@martellusb) on Jul 28, 2016 at 3:57pm PDT

As it turned out, the two spent notable time together during practice Thursday, at one point breaking away to the second field with Tom Brady to work close to the goal line. The pairing brought a smile to Gronkowski’s face.

“He’s great, a great guy to work with. He’s football smart. He came in and has picked up the playbook very well, which is super, super beneficial here in our …

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