Rob Gronkowski walked away from football two years ago battered, bruised and all but broken. But a series of conversations with old friend Tom Brady dragged him out of retirement in a state known for attracting people to retirement.
After catching two touchdown passes from Brady on Sunday night to help the Tampa Bay Buccaneers become the first team ever to win the Super Bowl at home, Gronk revealed why he decided to give it one more go this season, having quit the sport after winning Super Bowl LIII with New England.
Following Sunday’s victory over Kansas City, 31-9, he said: “After that win, I was so done. Coming off the field I was just glad it was over, with the pain I was in.
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