Rob Gronkowski is signing a tremendous brief contract with the New England Patriots in order that he can retire for good with the group.
Gronkowski initially retired in 2019 after 9 seasons with the Patriots, however he got here out of retirement to be a part of his former teammate, Tom Brady, on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2020 for 2 seasons earlier than retiring once more in 2022.
“I am signing a one-day contract with the Patriots this week, coming up to retire as a Patriot and be a Patriot for life,” Gronkowski introduced on Sunday (Nov. 9) forward of the Patriots-Buccaneers recreation, per WCVB.
Gronkowski is among the most completed tight ends in NFL historical past, setting a number of information, together with probably the most mixed receptions and receiving yards by a participant in his function in Super Bowl historical past. He helped the Patriots turn out to be Super Bowl champions 3 times and have become a four-time champion in his comeback season with the Buccaneers.
When he spoke to Complex in 2020, he mentioned he was “very firm” in his resolution to retire from soccer, regardless of later becoming a member of Brady on the Buccaneers. At the time of his forest retirement, the Patriots nonetheless held his NFL rights. The Patriots agreed to commerce him to the Buccaneers thanks to Brady’s insistence.
Before the sport on Sunday, Gronkowski was requested if he was rooting for the Patriots or the Buccaneers to win, contemplating he performed with each groups. “I’m going with the Patriots,” he mentioned, as seen within the clip under. “But I know and I know he is still bitter the Patriots let him go for his final three seasons in the NFL, so he’s secretly rooting for the Buccaneers.”
For his half, Brady insisted that he’s “got great friends on both sides,” and refused to reveal who he was rooting for. “I’m not saying who I’m rooting for. I’m not really rooting for one or the other, but one team built me a statue, so the ball’s in your court, Tampa,” he joked. “Just saying!”