Rob Gronkowski Announces 2nd Retirement After Tom Brady’s Return to Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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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.