

On a day when Rick Santorum admits defeat, Rob Gronkowski sees his Madden “Cover 2013” campaign come to an end. Detroit Lions WR Calvin Johnson (aka ‘Megatron’) was just too much. He won with a solid 63% of fan voting during this quarterfinal match. Aaron Rodgers awaits him during the semi’s.

Gronk was a long shot from the beginning, but his enthusiasm to be on the cover rivaled that of Ron Howard‘s brother winning the MTV Video Lifetime Achievement Award. Here’s a quick look back at his campaign trail.

Which of course led to..

And, inevitably brought us to…

Better luck next year buddy. Superbowl MVP would make you a LOT harder to beat. Just sayin.