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Rob Gronkowski’s mother on his potential retirement: ‘You’ll probably know before me’

ATLANTA — There’s one thing Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowki’s mother, Diane Walters, would like her son to learn from Tom Brady.

“Say, ‘Hi Mom,'” Walters told ‘Today’ show anchor Sheinelle Jones in the latest edition of a video series called ‘Through Mom’s Eyes.’ “After every interview at the end of the game, Tom Brady says, ‘Hi Mom! Hi Mom!’ Every once in awhile I see Rob up there and I’m like, ‘OK, he’s going to say, ‘Hi Mom,’ and then they’re like, ‘OK, thanks Rob,’ and he’s like, ‘OK, thanks,’ and he walks away.

“I’m like, ‘Where’s the ‘Hi Mom’?