Gronk has Retired

Judge Fudge said:

Don't you gentlemen think that this is the total Gronkowski way to go

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No

The "total Gronkowski way to go" would have been if he retired on June 9th because its 6/9

boogiewithstu2007 said:

He’s 29, played 9 seasons with the Pats, he’s had a great career and a longer career than most ... No doubt the guy still has it, but he’s thinking long term health...

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Nope can't fault him one bit. Too may times this past season you could visibly see the pain on his face.

Great career and it's already been said but I'll say it again. way yo go out on top. His catch at/near the goal line in SB 53 set NE up for their only TD.

Go clown around and enjoy the rest of your life.

I just hope he goes the acting route and not the WWE acting route. WWE could take a bigger toll on his body.

Can't wait to see him in the Rock in a movie together. Even if it's a flop?

wildturkey said:

No

The "total Gronkowski way to go" would have been if he retired on June 9th because its 6/9

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I was thinking 1 April just to keep people guessing.

At the same time Muller released his report.


Coincidence? I. Think. Not.

Winged_Wheel88 said:

At the same time Muller released his report.


Coincidence? I. Think. Not.

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And Gronkowski sounds Russian

NWPATSFAN said:

Can't wait to see him in the Rock in a movie together. Even if it's a flop?

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The guy can't act in a Tide commercial. I don't think that he has the acting chops to do a movie. Even if it's a campy, action movie, I still don't think that I could buy it.

Judge Fudge said:

And Gronkowski sounds Russian

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Putin still has Kraft's ring.

Things that make you go hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.

DJ said:

Witten retired. And is coming back.

Gronk is younger. Watch.

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gronks back is f'd, if he wants to walk later in life this is a good move

NWPATSFAN said:

Nope can't fault him one bit. Too may times this past season you could visibly see the pain on his face.

Great career and it's already been said but I'll say it again. way yo go out on top. His catch at/near the goal line in SB 53 set NE up for their only TD.

Go clown around and enjoy the rest of your life.

I just hope he goes the acting route and not the WWE acting route. WWE could take a bigger toll on his body.

Can't wait to see him in the Rock in a movie together. Even if it's a flop?

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him and the rock seem perfect.......

SteelersPride said:

him and the rock seem perfect.......

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Yep some kind of undercover detective comedy

There is A Moose at 3rd said:

I am a bit surprised seeing Cook didn't sign with the Patriots.

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Conspiracy theorists are saying he wanted to make the announcement until yesterday to take some "heard off Kraft.

Patriots had better get a TE or still get Cook since he still hasn't officially signed right?

One thing is for sure Gronk was the most entertaining TE ever.

Judge Fudge said:

And Gronkowski sounds Russian

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"I must block you"

Did he unretire yet?

wildturkey said:

No

The "total Gronkowski way to go" would have been if he retired on June 9th because its 6/9

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Everyone who needed to know was told by 3/23 and it got publicly released 3/24.

3 x 23, you asked?

Kellen Winslow isn’t just a Hall-of-Fame tight end. He’s a Hall-of-Fame tight end who revolutionized the position, with an impact so enormous that New England coach Bill Belichick called the wave of today’s big-money tight ends “all descendants of Kellen Winslow.”

He has that right.

It was Winslow who was the first tight end to league the league in receptions in consecutive seasons. It was Winslow who set a single-season yardage record for tight ends that wasn’t broken for 30 years. And it was Winslow who set a single-game yardage record for tight ends in the playoffs that lasted another 30 years.

So the former San Diego Chargers' star is more than qualified to assess the best and brightest at the position, and he did that when he joined the Talk of Fame Network’s latest broadcast to name the tight ends – other than himself, of course – he’d choose for his franchise.

“Tony Gonzalez and Mark Bavaro,” he said. “Tony’s a wide receiver/tight end/H-back who’s very smart (and) very athletic. Bavaro falls into that same category. He was a blocking tight end who could get you some good yards. He could go downfield and actually catch. There are a couple of guys you just can’t go wrong with.

“(But then there’s) a guy like Ozzie Newsome -- that undersized tight end who was stuck in that Cleveland offense with his hand down on the line of scrimmage so much. They eventually started to move him out and set him up and get him away from that tackle and safety and freed him up -- especially in the winter time in Cleveland.”

But Winslow made it clear how much respect he has for the tight ends that preceded him, guys like Mike Ditka and John Mackey. In fact, he revealed that he thought about not accepting his Hall-of-Fame award if Mackey was not elected before him. As it turns out, he didn’t have to make that decision. Mackey was chosen in 1992; Winslow was elected in 1995.

“Before I went in John Mackey went in (and) thank God,” he said. “I was considering not accepting if John Mackey was not in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. (I thought) what am I doing here? It would not have been fair because John Mackey was a beast.”

Enjoy the rest of your life Gronk....you earned it.

Twas a beast and one of the best ever at his position. NFL fans will surely miss him.

29 years old but has the body of a 39 year old .... dude was falling apart but when he was healthy he was one of the best.

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Even if Gronk is broken down, he could call up any NFL team at any point in the next 3 years and probably get a roster spot immediately. Literally...I think every NFL team.

Definitely a wait-and-see on this retirement.