Rob Gronkowski Announces 2nd Retirement After Tom Brady’s Return to Tampa Bay Buccaneers
22.06.2022 - 00:03
/ usmagazine.com
The end of an era — again. Rob Gronkowski announced that he’s retiring from the NFL a second time following his return to the league to play with Tom Brady.
The athlete, 33, revealed the news in a lengthy statement shared via Instagram on Tuesday, June 21. “In college, I was asked to write about a dream job opportunity that I wanted to pursue and where the location would be. Every time I had to write about my future, no matter what, I picked being a professional football player,” he began, adding that he chose Tampa Bay for his dream location.
“I completely forgot about writing this report until 2 years ago when I had the opportunity to join the Tampa Bay Buccaneers,” he continued. “And let me tell ya, the journey in Tampa over the last 2 years has blown away what I originally wrote about in college, big time.”
Brady, 44, reacted to his teammate’s announcement in the comments section, writing, “Love you as a man, teammate and friend. One of a kind in every way.”
Gronkowski began his NFL career in 2010 with the New England Patriots, where he played until announcing his first retirement in March 2019. “I needed to recover. I was not in a good place,” the New York native explained during a press conference five months later. “Football was bringing me down, and I didn’t like it. I was losing that joy in life.”
One year later, however, the tight end returned to the league to play for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who signed his former teammate Brady, 44, in March 2020. At the end of the 2020-21 season, the duo led their new team to victory in Super Bowl LV.
“I want to thank the whole entire first class Buccaneers organization for an amazing ride, trusting me to come back to play and help build a championship team,” the Masked Singer