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DALLAS (AP) Rob Gronkowski needs to party less and Travis Kelce should keep his cool more.

Those observations aside Cheap Adrian Clayborn Jersey , the New England star and Kansas City’s reigning All-Pro are a clear consensus among an Associated Press panel as the top two tight ends in the NFL.

Gronkowski received 10 of 11 first-place votes and 109 of the possible 110 points, and Kelce was second on eight ballots to finish with 98 points in voting released Friday. The panel includes Hall of Fame receiver James Lofton and 10 AP football writers.

The voters overlooked Gronkowski’s injury-plagued 2016, when he had back surgery and was limited to eight games coming off consecutive All-Pro years that gave him three such honors for his career. The 28-year-old missed a game this year with a thigh injury.

Gronkowski set an NFL record for tight ends with 17 touchdowns in 2011 and is second to Antonio Gates of the Los Angeles Chargers among active tight ends with 72 scores.

Gates, who received votes but wasn’t ranked among the top 10, set the NFL career record for tight ends with his 112th TD this season.

While insisting that he focuses on football during the season, Gronkowski’s offseason activities included partying in victory lane after the Daytona 500, joining the action at WrestleMania and smothering his chest in sushi in a music video.

”He’s an even better player, when healthy, than he is a partier – and that’s saying something,” said AP Pro Football Writer Dave Campbell, who is based in Minnesota.

Added Barry Wilner, AP’s lead NFL writer in New York: ”When healthy and into it, he is unstoppable.”