Rob Gronkowski is reportedly considering a return to the NFL in 2023 alongside Tom Brady, and while the seven-time Super Bowl champion would love to have his favorite target back, he'll respect whatever decision the veteran tight end makes.
Brady said, via Joey Knight of the Tampa Bay Times:
"Look, nobody loves Gronk more than me, other than probably his mom and dad and brothers.
"He's like family to me; he's kind of like one of my kids actually. Every now and then I've got to put him in timeout for misbehaving, for eating paste and stuff like that.