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Amid buzz over his current tweet about being bored, Rob Gronkowski contacted the Tampa Bay Buccaneers earlier this season about doubtlessly making a comeback.
Head coach Todd Bowles advised Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Instances it was “extra of a dialog than anything” with Gronkowski about ending his retirement.
Stroud famous the Bucs had “a number of conversations” with the long run Corridor of Fame tight finish round Thanksgiving about rejoining the crew to assist them for the stretch run.
“Gronkowski advised the Bucs he had been understanding,” Stroud wrote. “He and the membership mentioned a number of choices, together with signing the 33-year-old to the apply squad to offer him a pair weeks to get again into soccer form, though they have been keen so as to add him to the lively roster. Ultimately, Gronkowski determined to stay retired for now.”
Earlier this week, Gronkowski tweeted “I am kinda bored” with a impartial face emoji to get followers and analysts buzzing:
Gronkowski retired from the NFL on June 21 in a statement posted on Instagram. It was the second time he retired as a participant. The 33-year-old beforehand walked away following the 2018 season after serving to the New England Patriots defeat the Los Angeles Rams in Tremendous Bowl 53.
Only a few folks selected to consider Gronkowski was critical about this retirement. His longtime girlfriend, Camille Kostek, advised Andrew Holleran of Sports activities Illustrated she thought he would come again.
“I’m an sincere girl, and actually, in my coronary heart, I did not really feel like this one is a ceaselessly one. So, I believe perhaps he’ll come again once more,” Kostek stated. “I really feel like him and Tom are simply having enjoyable like, ‘Retired, not retired, retired, not retired.'”
When Tom Brady left the Patriots to signal with the Bucs as a free agent in March 2020, Gronkowski determined to hitch him. New England traded his rights to the Buccaneers for 2 draft picks.
Gronkowski was glorious in his two seasons with Tampa. He racked up 1,425 yards and 13 touchdowns in 28 regular-season video games.
The Bucs have the within observe to win the NFC South this season, however they’ve been unable to search out any semblance of consistency on offense. They at present rank twenty eighth in scoring offense with 17.6 factors per sport and have misplaced three of their final 4 video games.
At 6-8 with three video games remaining, the Buccaneers may very well be the primary crew because the 2020 Washington Commanders to make the playoffs with a dropping document. The Carolina Panthers, New Orleans Saints and Atlanta Falcons are all one sport behind Tampa within the division race.
