“Who in the Patriots organization pissed off Rob Gronkowski?” – NFL fans react as Gronk conveniently leaves out the New England Patriots from his retirement post
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Rob Gronkowski, one of the greatest tight ends to ever play the game recently announced his retirement from the NFL for the second time. After 11 seasons in the league that comprised of 4x Super Bowl titles, 4x First-team All-Pro, and a plethora of records Gronk as he’s affectionately called by his teammates decided to end his glorious journey.
Gronkowski had initially retired back in 2019 when his longtime teammate and close friend Tom Brady left the New England Patriots to join the Buccaneers. The 33-year-old tight end had cited mental and physical issues as the reason for his retirement which he suffered during his 9-year-long stint with the Patriots. But he soon came out of retirement to play for his buddy, Brady in Tampa Bay.
Rob Gronkowski retires from the NFL a second time
Rob Gronkowski announced his retirement via an Instagram post where he thanked the Bucs organization for allowing him to be a part of their locker room and giving him the opportunity to win another Super Bowl. He also mentioned the lifelong friendships he gained along his journey and how excited he is to start a new chapter of his life.
“I want to thank the whole entire first class Buccaneers organization for an amazing ride, trusting me to come back to play and help build a championship team,” wrote the legendary tight end. “I will now be going back into my retirement home, walking away from football again with my head held high knowing I gave it everything I had, good or bad, every time I stepped out on the field.”
“The friendships and relationships I have made will last forever, and I appreciate every single one of my teammates and coaches for giving everything they had as well. From retirement, back to football and winning another championship and now back to chilling out, thank you to all.”
Twitter reacts as Rob Gronkowski thanks the Buccaneers but not the Patriots in his retirement post
Fans poured in their love for the tight end but also pointed out that Gronk hadn’t mentioned the Patriots anywhere in his post. This led to the fans speculating bad blood between the organization and Rob Gronkowski.
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Yash Karandekar
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