Julian Edelman and Rob Gronkowski have spent almost the same amount of time together playing for the New England Patriots.
Edelman was selected in the seventh round of the 2009 NFL Draft. Gronkowski was chosen the following year in the second round of the 2010 NFL Draft. Both have played their entire careers in New England, and now that Gronk is retired and Edelman recently received a two-year contract extension, there’s a great chance that neither one will ever play football for another franchise.
Though both players have experienced injuries, ailments, and adversity throughout their professional careers, it was Gronkowski who finally decided that enough was enough this offseason.