Rob Gronkowski tells The Post why he loves these ‘old school’ Giants

New York Post · collected 2026-09-15 · by Dave Blezow
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Summary

Rob Gronkowski expressed his admiration for the New York Giants' gritty performance against the Dallas Cowboys, praising their "old school" approach to football characterized by physical play and effective rushing. In a Sunday night game, the Giants out-rushed the Cowboys 165-69 and held possession for 36 minutes while keeping Dallas to just four rushing first downs. Gronkowski also highlighted rookie quarterback Jaxson Dart's contributions alongside undrafted running back Cam Skattebo, noting their new mentality and resilience in facing criticism.
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Claims extracted
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claim-shaped sentences
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0 of 16 hedged
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Story summary

Four-time Super Bowl champion Rob Gronkowski praised the New York Giants after watching their 28-20 victory over the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday night. He highlighted the team's "old school" approach, noting their effectiveness in running the ball down opponents' throats. Statistically, the Giants dominated in rushing yards (165 to 69) and first downs via rush plays (11 to 4), maintaining possession for 36:40 compared to Dallas's 23:00. Gronkowski will be honored at The Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis’ 41st Annual Great Sports Legends dinner in New York on October 5, alongside other sports legends. He specifically commended players like Cam Skattebo, who rushed for 81 yards and Jaxson Dart, who contributed with both passing (230 yards) and rushing (54 yards).

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📰 Rob Gronkowski On Giants
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Who wrote this

Dave Blezow
1 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
🔮 “ Gronkowski will be in New York on Oct. 5 as one of the honorees at The Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis’ 41st Annual Great Sports Legends dinner.
The only article under this byline in the corpus.

Topics

Cowboys Giants New York Sports+ Super Bowl

Subjects

Giants ORG · 5× Gronkowski PERSON · 5× Cowboys ORG · 3× New York GPE · 3× Cam Skattebo PERSON · 2× Jaxson Dart PERSON · 2× Paul Schwartz PERSON · 1× Rob Gronkowski PERSON · 1× Sports+ ORG · 1× the New York Giants ORG · 1×

Narrative

Cam Skattebo bulled his way to 81 yards on 18 carries and Jaxson Dart creased the Cowboys for 54 yards on 11 runs in addition to his 230 yards passing and three touchdowns.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-15
🔮 “ Gronkowski will be in New York on Oct. 5 as one of the honorees at The Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis’ 41st Annual Great Sports Legends dinner.
2026-09-15 · New York Post
Rob Gronkowski tells The Post why he loves these ‘old school’ Giants · assertive framing

Claims (16 extracted, 0 hedged)

That was the impression four-time Super Bowl champion Rob Gronkowski had about the Giants after watching their 28-20 streetfight victory over the Cowboys on Sunday night. asserted
Gronkowski → have → night
tRY IT NOW“I really like the New York Giants, how they play the game of football asserted
they → try → football
,” said Gronkowski, who knows what good football is supposed to look like. asserted
football → say → what
“It’s old school. asserted
It → ’ → ?
They’re running it down your throat. asserted
They → run → throat
“ Gronkowski will be in New York on Oct. 5 as one of the honorees at The Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis’ 41st Annual Great Sports Legends dinner. asserted
Gronkowski → cure → dinner
The numbers amplified what Gronkowski was seeing. asserted
Gronkowski → amplify → what
The Giants out-rushed Dallas 165-69, had 11 rushing first downs to the Cowboys’ four and kept possession for 36:40, more than a 13-minute differential. asserted
Giants → rush → differential
Cam Skattebo bulled his way to 81 yards on 18 carries and Jaxson Dart creased the Cowboys for 54 yards on 11 runs in addition to his 230 yards passing and three touchdowns. asserted
Dart → bull → passing
“Cam Skattebo and Jaxson Dart, they’re bringing a new mentality to New York and the Giants,” Gronkowski told The Post. asserted
Gronkowski → bring → Post
“And you’ve got to appreciate that, because it’s a mentality where if they don’t win, they’re going to be criticized and scrutinized big time, and they’re taking it on. asserted
they → get → it
“You’ve got to love a player and a team that takes on all the noise and then they go out on the football field and they punch the Dallas Cowboys in the face. asserted
they → get → face
You’ve got to respect that.” asserted
You → get → that
Combined with the Jets’ dominating 23-10 victory over the Titans, the two locals won together in Week 1 for the first time since 2009 “I was very impressed. asserted
I → combine → 2009
It’s a start the New York teams haven’t seen in a while. asserted
teams → ’ → while
Both of them starting 1-0 and both of them having convincing wins,” Gronkowski said. asserted
Gronkowski → start → wins
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