Rob Gronkowski smashes up guitar on set during Patriots game before naming Mount Rushmore of NFL TEs

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It was day to remember at Gillette Stadium for the New England Patriots.The NFL franchise picked up their eight consecutive win of the season with a 27-14 win over the New York Jets on Thursday, and three-time Patriots Super Bowl winner Rob Gronkowski returned to see it live.Gronkowski’s appearance at the Jets-Patriots game comes after he signed a one-day contract with the teamGETTYGronkowski was at the Patriots-Jets game to serve as Keeper of the Light a few days after signing a one-day contract to officially retire with the team and fulfil the wish of a friend who passed away.The 36-year-old, who is considered to be one of the NFL’s greatest ever tight ends, then joined the Amazon Prime Video crew and was asked by Tony Gonzalez to name his Mount Rushmore of the position he excelled in.Gronkowski took the humble approach and immediately put Chiefs legend Gonzalez at number one.“Well Tony G, I want to start with you, man. I mean, you basically lead every single category out there and you played for so long as well, which is just remarkable,” he said.“I don’t know what you did to take care of your body. You should have shared me some secrets because you played until what? Age 37 38?”Gronkowski then finished his list with Antonio Gates, Travis Kelce and Shannon Sharpe, and was full of praise for the three elite tight ends.“We’ve got Antonio Gates, who just won in The Pro Football Hall Of Fame this Year. Friggin’ loved That guy! Loved that guy! Love his Game,” he added.“Travis Kelce right now as well. What he’s doing um, is very remarkable.“And Shannon Sharp because I was watching his highlights, actually, I saw some clips he other day, he was running down the field like no other, able to move past defenders and create deep balls, which is rare for a tight end.“So Shannon Sharpe is number four, and that’s good.”Gronkowski took part in the half-time show after joining the Prime crew to give his take on the greatest tight-endsGettyGronkowski spiked and smashed a guitar during a memorable halftime show@NFLonPrimeGronkowski goes wild during halfitme showGronkowski also treated Patriots fans to his signature “Gronk Spike” when he smashed a Jets-branded guitar during the half-time show.The five-time All-Pro was on stage with country duo Locash.Fans online were loving it as a video of his guitar smashing went viral.“There’s nothing Gronk can’t spike,” one fan wrote on X.“He spikes anything that comes into his hands,” another posted.All in all it was a great day for the Patriots who are now on their longest win streak since starting the 2019 season with an 8-0 record with Tom Brady under center.The Patriots are now 9-2 for the season as quarterback Drake Maye counties to impress and generate MVP consideration, while rookie running back TreVeyon Henderson led the way with three touchdowns.View Tweet: https://twitter.com/hashtag/PATRIOTS?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5EtfwStay up to date with the latest from the NFL across all platforms – follow our dedicated talkSPORT USA Facebook page and subscribe to our talkSPORT USA YouTube channel for all the news, exclusives, interviews and more.