Published 10:16 IST, April 22nd 2020

Did Tom Brady convince Rob Gronkowski to come out of NFL retirement and join Bucs?

Rob Gronkowski is set to come out of his retirement to join quarterback Tom Brady at Buccaneers. Reports indicate Brady was key behind Gronk's decision.

Reported by: Sujay Chakraborty
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Three-time Super Bowl champion Rob Gronkowski is set to come out of his retirement to join quarterback Tom Brady at Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Buccaneers anunced on Tuesday that y agreed to a trade with New England Patriots that would see Patriots receive a fourth-round pick while Buccaneers will receive Gronkowski and a seventh-round pick. While Tom Brady may have been key for Gronkowski opting to join Tampa Bay, reports indicate Brady might have also been person who convinced tight end to come out of retirement.

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Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski were two of most integral members of Patriots roster since 2010. Toger y won three Super Bowl titles while also forging a strong partnership on field. Brady and Gronkowski combined for 90 touchdowns in NFL and would have dominated league furr had Gronkowski t retired in 2019.

However, with a view to making his return in 2020, reports suggest Gronkowski had already started to put in work in body to prepare himself for NFL. According to NFL Network's Ian Rapoport, Gronkowski wanted to return to NFL only to reunite with Tom Brady. 

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But what part did Tom Brady play in convincing Gronkowski to come out of retirement? Reports in United States indicate 42-year-old who joined Buccanneers last month was er to have Gronkowski by his side in his new team. NFL Network even reported that Gronkowski wanted to come out of retirement and Tom Brady wanted tight end to join him at his new franchise. 

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Ar report sheds furr light on relationship between Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski which suggests in 2018, latter opted to retire than play with ar quarterback. report suggests Patriots had agreed to trade Gronkowski to Detriot Lions, but move fell down as Gronkowski anunce his retirement following year. 

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rumour mill furr hints that Tom Brady was in frequent touch with Rob Gronkowski in regards to an NFL return. Furrmore, it is also expected that Brady has prior kwledge of Gronkowski's intentions to come out of retirement and his desire to team up at Buccaneers.

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10:16 IST, April 22nd 2020