New England owner Robert Kraft was all of us Patriots fans when he recently told reporters that “we can always pray and hope” Rob Gronkowski has a change of heart and decides to return to the team at some point. After all, as Kraft pointed out, Gronk still has yet to officially submit his retirement papers to the NFL, which could easily be interpreted as a sign that he wants to keep the door open for a potential comeback in the future.
On Tuesday morning though, Gronkowski slammed that door shut, locked it, and threw the key into the Massachusetts Bay.