Madden NFL 21 gives Rob Gronkowski a 95 rating and fans are furious: 'Higher than Zach Ertz? Brutal'
Rob Gronkowski hasn't played in a while. A full year, to be exact. So when the former New England Patriots tight end was rated a whopping 95 overall in EA Sports' upcoming Madden NFL 21 video game, fans were left more than just shocked and somewhat outraged.
Having retired after the 2018 season, Gronkowski had lost a significant amount of weight and dabbled in some WWE briefly as well. He then returned to reunite with quarterback Tom Brady for Tampa Bay. Ever since, the 'Gronk' hasn't been the same. Especially the last time he played a game, which is adding to fans' confusion about him grabbing the third-best TE rating this year.
Soon after the ratings were announced by sports outlets on Twitter, the social media platform exploded into a frenzy asking just what the hell is going on. That Gronk earned a higher rating than Zach Ertz -- who's had a far more accomplished time than him -- is floating through fans' minds and their reactions came out on Twitter, where they had more than just the usual 'WTF?' to share.
"Gronk at 95?!?! But ertz is a 90??? The rating creators of this game are brutal." wrote a fan on Twitter, criticizing EA's logistics. The outrage for Ertz is real as another of his fans pointed out: "#ZachErtz held the #Eagles together last year and #Gronk didn’t even play last year, why @EAMaddenNFL?" There was also outrage over Darren Waler coming in at 10th best ratings, way below Gronk. "Darren had 90 catches and over 1,100 yards and he's an 85??? Meanwhile Gronk coming off the couch and only caught for 600 yards 2 seasons ago is a 95?" wrote another.
Another quipped how "The only 95 rating gronk should have in madden this year is for finesse lmao." Another fan kept their calm and explained the in-general outrage writing: "Gronk is a monster and the man will definitely go down as one of the greatest TEs of all time but really? A 95? I mean, I guess we'll see if he actually deserves that rating a few months from now."
