Tom Brady revealed he wouldn't be retiring from the NFL as he'd previously announced, it came as a surprise to many fans. However, for his friend and longtime teammate Rob Gronkowski, it wasn't exactly a shock.Gronkowski spoke with ET's Rachel Smith on Thursday — alongside his 2022 Kids' Choice Awards co-host Miranda Cosgrove — and addressed Brady's retirement reversal.«When I was you know at the NFL Honors [in February], they were all asking me, 'How long?
Do you think Tom's coming back?' Well, I didn't think it was gonna be that quick,» Gronkowski admitted. I mean I know the guy loves football like no other, you know?
He lives and dies for it."«He's just an amazing player and he can still play! I mean, he can still throw the ball like no other,» he continued. «And I was like, 'Maybe he's just gonna take a year off or so.' But I knew he was gonna make it back eventually.
I just didn't think it was gonna be that quick.»As for Gronkowski — who also briefly retired after the 2018 season, and returned in 2020 to join Brady on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers — he's now a free agent, but he's not letting his future with the NFL weigh too heavily on his mind, at least right now.«I love the game of football, but it's a lot.
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