Tom Brady congratulates Rob Gronkowski on retirement

Rob Gronkowski is not any stranger to retirement speculations and bulletins. Will Tuesday’s farewell be for good?

With Gronk, you by no means actually know. 

This is his second time stepping away from soccer, having already carried out so in March 2019. Thirteen months later, shortly after Tom Brady introduced he’d be signing with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Gronk ditched retirement to hitch in on the enjoyable.

Rob Gronkowski pronounces his retirement from the NFL

Colin Cowherd and Joy Taylor react to the information of Rob Gronkowski’s retirement from the NFL. Colin and Joy look again on Gronk’s impression on the NFL, and what he contributed to each the New England Patriots and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

For what it is price, Brady appears to be acknowledging Gronk’s announcement as a legit retirement by way of an Instagram tribute.

Day one in all Gronk’s second retirement wasn’t even carried out earlier than his agent, Drew Rosenhaus, reportedly mentioned it wouldn’t surprise him if Brady calls him in the course of the upcoming season and the star tight finish reconsiders. Brady had enjoyable with that one.

Brady and Gronkowski have grow to be identified for flirting with retirement, retiring, and coming again to play one other season. This is the third retirement coming from the duo collectively. Brady introduced his retirement earlier this yr earlier than the Super Bowl, solely to flip his determination 40 days later to come back again to Tampa Bay.

Gronkowski has been Brady’s right-hand man on the sector, profitable 4 Super Bowls collectively courting again to 2014 with the New England Patriots.

In 11 seasons (9 with the Patriots and two with the Bucs), Gronk has performed 143 video games, accounting for 621 receptions for 9,286 yards and 92 touchdowns on 15.0 yards per reception.

Is this actually the tip of soccer for Gronkowski, or will Brady lure him out of retirement once more with a easy cellphone name? It’s most likely finest to remain tuned.