Retired New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski wasn't interested in continuing his career even if he could have sat out through training camp, according to Mike Garafolo of the NFL Network:
Mike GarafoloHad Rob Gronkowski’s agent Drew Rosenhaus on @nflnetwork with us. He said he presented Gronk with a plan to speak to the team about sitting out the spring and even into training camp. Believes they could’ve worked out a plan with the #Patriots if Gronk was interested. He wasn’t.
Gronkowski announced his retirement Sunday:
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