Is Tom Brady’s Former TE Rob Gronkowski Returning to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers?

Published 10/25/2022, 5:36 PM EDT

Ever since Tom Brady returned from his alleged retirement, there have been rumors of Rob Gronkowski making a comeback. Gronk himself was eager to try again this year, and he took his time before calling off for the second time. After a temporary retirement in 2019, Gronk reappeared in 2020 to join forces with Tom Brady.

Together, the pair steered the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to win the Super Bowl. But without Gronk this season, the Bucs are currently having a nightmare of a season as they slipped down to .500.

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Heartbroken in his personal life due to an alleged impending divorce, Brady is having the worst phase of his career. Brady’s recent performances without his counterbalance have made it apparent that he is no longer enough to pull the team out of the current crisis.

Without Bronk, the team resembles a body without its soul and Brady is completely off-color. After their shocking loss against the Panthers, the Buccaneers fans know that in order to be in the run, they badly need their hero back.

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Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski have been entertaining the NFL circuit for almost a decade. They have collectively won four Super Bowl championships, three with the Patriots and the most recent for the Buccaneers.

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With Gronk on his side, Brady scores his career-best passer rating of 103.8 with 41,120 yards, 316 touchdowns, and 75 interceptions in 141 games. Gronkowski also had 620 catches for 9,275 yards and scored 93 touchdowns with Tom Brady in his career.

The four-time All-Pro tight end and four-time Super Bowl champion Gronkowski is one of the greatest tight ends in NFL history. He is the first tight end to achieve 1,000 receiving yards. Gronk leads the NFL in touchdown catches in a single season. He even holds the record of having the most career receiving yards by a tight end (1,389). Gronkowski also ranks first in the most Super Bowl receptions by a tight end (23) and the most receiving touchdowns by a tight end (15).

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Gronk, though, failed to keep up with the physical demands of playing as the TE. Currently, he has signed a deal with FOX for the 2022 NFL campaign. Though with Gronk and his urge to play on forever, one never knows if the second one was actually his last. Meanwhile, Tom Brady and his brigade are ready for Week 8, where they will face their nemesis Ravens at home.

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Sangeet Bhattacharyya is an NFL author at EssentiallySports. He completed his Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering from Jalpaiguri Govt Engineering College. A passionate football fan, Sangeet supports the Green Bay Packers with all his heart, and is a huge fan of Aaron Rodgers.

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Is Tom Brady’s Former TE Rob Gronkowski Returning to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers?

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