Rob Gronkowski retired before the 2019 season, but returned in 2020 to follow Tom Brady to the Buccaneers. The narrow end may return again, as he is only 33 years old, but Gronkowski announced on Tuesday that he is retiring. He wrote a great post on Instagram, saying goodbye. “In college, I was asked to write about a dream job I wanted to pursue and where the location would be,” Gronkowski wrote. “Every time I had to write about my future, no matter what, I chose to be a professional footballer. However, for this mission, we had to choose the location. So I wrote that I wanted to play in Tampa for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, for many reasons, with the sunny weather being # 1. I completely forgot to write this report until two years ago, when I had the opportunity to become a member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. And let me tell you – the trip to Tampa over the last two years has blown away what I originally wrote in college, a long time ago. And for that, I want to thank the entire first-class Buccaneers organization for an amazing ride, which entrusted me to come back to play and help build a league team. “Now I will return to my nursing home, I will leave football again with my head held high, knowing that I gave him everything I had, good or bad, every time I went out on the field. The friendships and relationships I have made will last forever, and I appreciate each of my teammates and my coach who gave what he also had. From retirement, back to football and winning another league and now back to composure, thank you all. Buccaneers fans, Krewe, without you guys, none of this is possible, you all brought it to every game, thank you for everything you do. Well done for the next one, maybe we sail the seas. Αργκχχχχ !! ” Gronkowski had an off-season fun that will continue into the season, unless his good friend Brady can lure him back. The Bucs were optimistic throughout the season that Gronkowski would be back, but chose Washington’s Cade Otton and Minnesota’s Ko Kieft to go with Cam Brate. Gronkowski has earned a base salary of $ 9.25 million and $ 8 million with the team in the last two seasons. It also reached $ 1 million in incentives last year. It is unknown at this time what he will do after leaving the post. Gronkowski caught 55 passes for 802 yards with six touchdowns in 2021, playing in 12 games. In his career, he has 621 receptions for 9,286 yards and 92 touchdowns. If so, Gronkowski will definitely enter the Pro Football Hall of Fame in the first ballot after the mandatory five-year waiting period.
