Rob Gronkowski will decide on NFL future within the next two weeks, says agent Drew Rosenhaus
ATLANTA, GEORGIA – FEBRUARY 03: Rob Gronkowski of the New England Patriots is interviewed after his teams 13-3 win over the Los Angeles Rams during Super Bowl LIII at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)
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Two weeks from Tuesday means March 5 is the possible deadline Gronkowski has given himself to make a decision. He previously said after Super Bowl LIII that he’d “take a week or two” before deciding. It sounds like it will end up taking a full month.
NFL free agency and the league year begins at 4 p.m. on March 13, so it would behoove the Patriots to figure out where Gronkowski stands before that time.
Feb 3, 2019; Atlanta, GA: New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski with girlfriend Camille Kostek after winning Super Bowl LIII against the Los Angeles Rams at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. (Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports)
Gronkowski has been a regular presence at Gillette Stadium in the weeks following the Super Bowl. While that doesn’t indicate either way whether he’ll decide to continue playing football, it’s at least an indication that he’s in a better place than he was with the Patriots last offseason.
The tight end would be due a $9 million base salary if he ended up playing another season for the Patriots.
Gronkowski just finished his least productive regular season since his rookie year in 2010, scoring just three touchdowns in 13 games and averaging just 3.6 catches and 52.5 yards per game. But Gronk rekindled some vintage magic in the playoffs, making key catches in both the AFC Championship Game and the Super Bowl.
Clearly, the soon-to-be-30-year-old is taking as much time as he needs to decide whether he wants to go for a comeback season in 2019.
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