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Patriots rework Rob Gronkowski contract, add $4.3M in incentives

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- The New England Patriots have sweetened the contract of tight end Rob Gronkowski by adding $4.3 million in incentives for 2018, agent Drew Rosenhaus told ESPN's Adam Schefter.

Of the $4.3 million, Gronkowski can earn $1 million of the money in per-game roster bonuses. Then he can earn a maximum of $3.3 million by hitting three of the following four incentives, according to Rosenhaus:

• $1.1 million for 70 or more catches

• $1.1 million for 1,085 receiving yards

• $1.1 million for 80 percent playing time

• $1.