As the NFL has proven, TEs are not good at playing Safety. Most famously, Rob Gronkowski gave up a touchdown to the Dolphins by being too slow and not being agile enough to make the angle to make the tackle to save the game. While Bob Kronkowski is much more agile and fast enough to catch most players in the league, it is probably not wise to have him play safety, which is supposed to be the last line of defense. Other questions arise. Should he play linebacker? Defensive line? while those positions are tempting, his average strength and lack of technique would cause Kronkowski to become a liability to a defense. Therefore, the best position would be cornerback (or in some cases, coverage linebacker). Kronkowski has a nose for the football, and a good knowledge of route trees. He is a menace at jump balls, so would force every ball to be in front of him, where the rest of the defense can cover his lack of tackling ability.
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