Rob Gronkowski is a fantastic Christmas elf.
That was a good play. (USATSI)

In life, there are things that you have to see and there are things you expect to see. Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski dressing up as a Christmas elf -- while in a wheelchair following surgery on his torn ACL! -- and visiting Boston Children's hospital is one of those things.

Thankfully Gronk's teammate Stevan Ridley, who joined him at the hospital, got a little bit of Gronk-Elf action filmed on his phone and posted it to Instagram. Hopefully this is a sign that the Winter of Gronk is coming.

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