Gronk Staying Retired, Says He’s Done With Football

Plenty of football fans took Rob Gronkowski’s retirement announcement with a grain of salt – but Gronk insists it’s for real this time.

Gronkowski told ESPN’s Mike Reiss he was “done with football” and “wouldn’t go back” – even if Tom Brady himself made the call.

Gronk, of course, already retired once in 2019, only to rejoin Brady in Tampa a year later.  He had 55 catches for 802 yards and 6 touchdowns in 12 games last season.

Do you think Gronk will stay retired?  Or will he feel different once the season is underway?

Twitter Reacts To Gronk Retiring

• What An Iconic Career

  4x Super Bowl champ
  5x Pro Bowler
  2014 NFL Comeback POY
  NFL 2010s All-Decade team
  11 seasons
  
  What a career for Gronk 🙌 pic.twitter.com/7AQJuI3Udc

  — B/R Gridiron (@brgridiron) June 21, 2022

• Remembering The Fun Times

  Never forget Gronk’s greatest spike ever…
  
  Spiking Steve Harvey’s Lego bust. pic.twitter.com/cSAZtXApyv

  — Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) June 21, 2022

   

• Who Could Forget This?

  Never forget when Tom Brady threw the Lombardi Trophy to Gronk's boat during the Bucs' parade 😂
  
  (via _misstwelve/Instagram) pic.twitter.com/QMkGD3UjL0

  — SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) June 21, 2022

• Soooo You're Saying There's A Chance???

  https://t.co/CyD9fgMbX6 pic.twitter.com/LzoNJy5KJv

  — Tom Brady (@TomBrady) June 21, 2022

• Some People Are Probably Salty About This

  Gronk didn’t mention the Patriots? pic.twitter.com/UoGG3mZV1P

  — Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) June 21, 2022

• Best Buds

  There will only ever be one Gronk.
  Love you bro. #FoxboroForever pic.twitter.com/yeqnXqzWVM

  — Julian Edelman (@Edelman11) June 21, 2022

• This Feels Like Deja Vu

  Tom Brady to Gronk when he hears the news about his retirement pic.twitter.com/ua2D8rKbs2

  — BetMGM 🦁 (@BetMGM) June 21, 2022

• I Think I've Seen This Film Before

  *Gronk retires*
  
  Brady in September: pic.twitter.com/bQWWwIFI4Z

  — Shooter McGavin (@ShooterMcGavin_) June 21, 2022

• More Of This In Retirement, Please

  Never forget Gronk's biggest performance of his career 😂🐐 pic.twitter.com/56CvMCde1B

  — FanDuel (@FanDuel) June 21, 2022

• Don't Cry Because It's Over, Smile Because It Happened

  Gonna miss moments like these from Gronk and Tom ❤️ pic.twitter.com/KG2FI0MbM7

  — NFL Films (@NFLFilms) June 21, 2022