The New England Patriots already were waiting on word from their superstar tight end if he would play in 2018. And we learned Wednesday they haven’t heard from their quarterback about this season either.
Rob Gronkowski spoke about retirement right after last season’s Super Bowl, and on Wednesday morning a report from ESPN’s Adam Schefter said Tom Brady has not formally committed to playing in 2018 either, although Schefter went out of his way to say people close to Brady believe he will play this season.
While that likely makes the report much ado about nothing, anytime “Brady” and “retirement” end up in the same report, it’s a pretty big deal for New England.