Former New England Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneers tight end Rob Gronkowski will retire during the 2022 offseason, he announced on Instagram on Tuesday.
Gronk will surely find his way into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, and he is widely considered one of the best tight ends in the history of the NFL. In his final NFL season, he finished with 55 catches for 802 yards and six touchdowns. Because he’s retiring at the young age of 33 years old, he didn’t have the most prolific career. In his prime, he was truly dominant.
“I want to thank the whole entire first class Buccaneers organization for an amazing ride, trusting me to come back to play and help build a championship team,” Gronkowski wrote on Instagram.
“I will now be going back into my retirement home, walking away from football again with my head held high knowing I gave it everything I had, good or bad, every time I stepped out on the field.
