Despite not a lot going on in football right now, there have been plenty of Patriots rumors about Rob Gronkowski. A few days ago, it was reported that the Patriots were close to trading Rob Gronkowski and it caused a big stir between Bill Belichick, Tom Brady, and Robert Kraft once again.
While that report was quickly shot down by the Patriots, as it was also mentioned that Brady threatened to retire if Gronkowski was traded. Recently, Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk reported that the Patriots did indeed explore the possibility of trading Gronkowski prior to the NFL Draft.