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Rob Gronkowski retires

Bucky

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It all started at 20 years old on stage at the NFL draft when my dream came true, and now here I am about to turn 30 in a few months with a decision I feel is the biggest of my life so far. I will be retiring from the game of football today. I am so grateful for the opportunity that Mr. Kraft and Coach Belichick gave to me when drafting my silliness in 2010. My life experiences over the last 9 years have been amazing both on and off the field. The people I have meet, the relationships I have built, the championships I have been apart of, I just want to thank the whole New England Patriots organization for every opportunity I have been giving and learning the great values of life that I can apply to mine. Thank you to all of Pats Nation around the world for the incredible support since I have been apart of this 1st class organization. Thank you for everyone accepting who I am and the dedication I have put into my work to be the best player I could be. But now its time to move forward and move forward with a big smile knowing that the New England Patriots Organization, Pats Nation, and all my fans will be truly a big part of my heart for rest of my life. It was truly an incredible honor to play for such a great established organization and able to come in to continue and contribute to keep building success. To all my current and past teammates, thank you for making each team every year special to be apart of. I will truly miss you guys. Cheers to all who have been part of this journey, cheers to the past for the incredible memories, and a HUGE cheers to the uncertain of whats next.
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Rob Gronkowski on Instagram: “It all started at 20 years old on stage at the NFL draft when my dream came true, and now here I am about to turn 30 in a few months with a…”

Not suprising but he will go down as of the greatest tight ends to ever play. A dominate receiver and blocker.
 
calamity said:
Other than being injury prone, he was by far the blueprint. Brady will be hard pressed to repeat previous success without him on the team.
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He did fine against the falcons defense without him.
 
I don't like the Patriots so it's good news. On the other hand I think on some level I'll miss Gronk. He's a nice guy and a great athlete.
 
GreatNews2night said:
I don't like the Patriots so it's good news. On the other hand I think on some level I'll miss Gronk. He's a nice guy and a great athlete.
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Bet you will see more of Gronk retired than you did as a player.......

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Gronk was great when he was healthy. But in 2016, Gronk played in 4 games where he had any type of impact and the team still won the Super Bowl. A healthy Gronk will be missed...if that is he doesnt get called out of retirement deep into a playoff run. But if their history tells you anything, the Patriots will be fine.

Next man up.....
 
Eriech said:
Bet you will see more of Gronk retired than you did as a player.......

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The Patriots provided him the infrastructure and discipline to become a megastar. He could have a Dwyane Johnson type Hollywood career or become a WWE Champion.
 
He will be missed, he was great at what he did. The man could block like the best of them and his catches were often important. Hope he has a good post NFL career, one that makes him happy and hopefully he will keep working with the Patriots. I think he has a lot of knowledge he can pass on.
 
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