Playing ‘somewhere else’ drove Gronkowski’s return

9 seasons of breathtaking staff and personal results characterised Rob Gronkowski’s autumns with the New England Patriots.

However, it was nine seasons with the identical team.

Eventually, it was a improve of a scenery and a start out anew that propelled the potential Corridor of Fame restricted stop to return from retirement and sign up for Tom Brady with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

“As a player, you usually want to see what it is like someplace else,” Gronkowski advised Boston radio WEEI, by using the Tampa Bay Times’ Rick Stroud. “(I) considered of that right before, unquestionably soon after participating in nine many years in the NFL and I also thought about it when I came out of retirement.

“This is an possibility to go see what it is like someplace else, to go see what it really is like in the NFL on a further squad. There is so numerous players that bounce all-around on so numerous unique groups. I cherished my time in New England, no doubt about it. But it was yet another opportunity that presented.”

However the attractiveness and comfort and ease of participating in with Brady once more was undeniably enticing, Gronkowski was adamant that there was no preexisting approach for him to arrive out of retirement and join Brady in the is effective beforehand.

“No, we by no means truly talked about that right before,” Gronkowski mentioned. “It sort of just took place. (With) my retirement and him hitting free company, it just sort of lined up like that.”

Brady’s signing with the Buccaneers despatched shock waves by means of the league and ignited the Bucs’ admirer base. The addition of Gronk furthered the excitement and expectation. The 31-12 months-outdated Gronk, who dabbled in experienced wrestling with Planet Wrestling Amusement alongside with myriad Tv hosting gigs although he was retired, signed a one particular-property pact with Tampa for $9 million.

No matter of the motivating elements and how it all arrived to be, Gronkowski’s again and he is with a new group in a new convention.

Driving him, Gronkowski has a few Tremendous Bowl titles with New England, five Professional Bowls and 79 touchdowns amid a lot of accolades and spectacular stats. In entrance of him, effectively that’s what all the excitement’s about.