NFL Legend Rob Gronkowski to Serve as Grand Marshal for 2025 Indy 500

NFL legend Rob Gronkowski is no stranger to unique endeavors, and he will make his mark with a new adventure next month.

Gronkowski will serve as the grand marshal for the Indy 500 on May 25, it was announced Wednesay. The former New England Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneers tight end will be in the iconic Snake Pit when he gives the starting command of "Drivers, start your engines."

Fellow NFL legend Michael Strahan, who works alongside Gronkowski for Fox Sports, will be the honorary pace car driver for the famed event.

Of course, Gronkowski is known for adding his flavor to whatever he does. He infamously brought out the "Gronk Spike" when he threw the opening pitch at a Boston Red Sox game last year.

In addition to his trip to Indianapolis next month for the Indy 500, Gronkowski will be hosting Pickleball for a Purpose at the Natick Mall in Massachusetts on May 28 through a collaboration between the Gronk Nation Youth Foundation and The Jimmy Fund. Attendees can unlock prizes for fundraising, one of which is a pickleball game against Gronkowski himself.