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Most people assumed Rob Gronkowski was already retired. He hasn’t played football since 2021. But before one of his former teams played the other on Sunday, the likely Hall-of-Fame-bound tight end said he’ll sign one more contract on Wednesday with the Patriots. Gronkowski hinted that was likely this summer. “I am signing a one-day contract this week as a Patriot to retire as a Patriot and be a Patriot for life,” Gronk said on FOX. Gronk said this in response to a question of who he’d be rooting for in the Patriots-Buccaneers game. “So I’m going with the Patriots,” he said. He then suggested that Tom Brady, who has a statue in New England, is a part-owner of the Raiders and works as an analyst for FOX Sports, would be secretly rooting for the Buccaneers. Brady, who was behind him on screen, said he was officially neutral. “I’ve got great friends on both sides,” Brady said. “I’m not really rooting for anyone. But one team built me a statue, so the ball is in your court Tampa.”
