1. The biggest story to come out of the 3,921 NFL pregame shows that air on Sundays was Ian Rapoport's report on the NFL Network that the Patriots were about to trade Rob Gronkowski this offseason, but the tight end threatened to retire if dealt.
After seeing the way Khalil Mack dominated last night (at least for a half), it's hard to imagine how much the Patriots would've regretted shipping out Gronk. When he's healthy, he's unstoppable. Plain and simple.
Gronkowski showed that again yesterday with a seven-catch, 123-yard performance in a 27-20 win over the Texans.