While many assumed that Rob Gronkowski would be back in the fold for the Buccaneers in 2022, that will not be the case as the veteran tight end announced on Tuesday that he is retiring for the second time.
The news was first reported by NFL insider Jordan Schultz and later confirmed with the statement from Gronkowski himself shown above. The news of this retirement comes as a surprise to many fans as not a lot of people expected him to hang up the cleats as long as Tom Brady continued to play football.