Former New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski is coming out of retirement to get back into the NFL, kind of. According to Ian Rapoport of NFL Media, Gronkowski has accepted a job to be an analyst on FOX NFL Sunday.
This probably isn't the coming out of retirement that Patriots fans were hoping for, but Gronkowski has a great personality that should fit well with the guys already on the Fox pregame show.
Gronkowski decided to hang up the cleats after the Patriots won the Super Bowl in February. Everyone knew that Gronkowski played through a lot of pain during his NFL career, but not many knew just how much pain he was actually in. After retiring, Gronkowski revealed that he suffered upwards of 20 concussions during his career, and there were times he had trouble getting out of bed.
“I truly believe that any injury that you receive is fixable,” Gronkowski said via The Guardian. “I went through it. I had nine surgeries, probably had like 20 concussions in my life, no lie. I remember five blackout ones.”
He finished his career with 521 receptions for 7,861 yards and 79 touchdowns and should go into the Hall of Fame as soon as he is eligible. Right now, though, Gronkowski is focused on life after football, and it seems he has found his calling.
It's unclear if someday he hopes to follow in the footsteps of other former NFL players like Tono Romo and call games from the booth, but if he wants to do that, this is a good first step.
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