Rob Gronkowski has found his 'fire' again after joining Tom Brady at Buccaneers

'Rob Gronkowski comes out of retirement' were words being echoed by Bucs fans this week as three-time Super Bowl winner chose to call off his retirement after just one year. former Patriots tight end anunced his intention to return to NFL on Tuesday and subsequently secured a trade to Tampa Bay Buccaneers. At Tampa Bay, Gronkowski will reunite with his former Patriots teammate Tom Brady, who himself moved to  Buccaneers last month. 

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In an interview with Tampa's media team, Gronkowski revealed that he did t believe he had played his last game in NFL in 2019, despite anuncing his retirement. Gronkowski's retirement came as a result of several injuries he sustained during later sts of his career which forced him to miss a significant portion of previous three seasons.

"It definitely wasn't last year, my body 100 per cent needed a rest," Rob Gronkowski said. "I didn't have that fire underneath me but I knew I loved game of football. I always have, that's why I've always played it. That's why I had a nine-year career with  New England Patriots."

Rob Gronkowski n admitted that he had lost his desire to play in NFL last season but as time went on he started picking things up which eventually drove him to call off his retirement. 

"So, I was feeling good. I wouldn't say I had fire last year even at end of season to come back but as time rolled on, last couple weeks, I started really picking it up. My body started feeling good. My desire to play game of football was coming back and I knew that by time season would be rolling around again, I would want to be back out re."

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Rob Gronkowski's decision to join Tampa Bay Buccaneers was reportedly influenced by Tom Brady. six-time Super Bowl winner ended his 20-year stint with Patriots in order to sign a two-year deal with Buccaneers. Gronkowski revealed he was in frequent touch with Tom Brady and that he even discussed an NFL return with quarterback about two months back. Gronkowski said during interview that he would un-retire and continue playing for Patriots, had Brady re-signed with m. 

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With Brady and Gronkowski w at Tampa Bay, re possibly could be a lot of animosity between  fans of Buccaneers and Patriots. Gronkowski said that he is ready to 'block out ise' as he is determined to avoid all distractions ahead of his NFL return. 

"re's reason to listen to all hype, listen to all that's going on, go out re and fall into all distractions -- that's t case. You got to stay focused, you got to stay with program and you got to stay mentally sharp and physically ready at all times, and t let distraction get to you. You got to just block m out."

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