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A stunning trade quickly went down Tuesday as the New England Patriots traded the rights to the retired Rob Gronkowski and a seventh-round pick to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in exchange for a fourth-rounder, per ESPN's Adam Schefter.
Gronkowski, who retired shortly after winning Super Bowl LIII in February 2019 with the Pats, is a five-time Pro Bowler and three-time Super Bowl champion. He played with New England from 2010 to 2018.
Now he heads to Tampa with old friend Tom Brady, the six-time Super Bowl champion quarterback who left the Pats for the Bucs in free agency after 20 seasons with New England.