Despite an offensive onslaught from New England Patriots receivers on Sunday night against the Pittsburgh Steelers, the AFC East team is still noticeably missing the decorated tight end Rob Gronkowski, who retired after last season's Super Bowl victory.
The 30-year-old Gronkowski has stated recently he's still in good enough shape to keep playing football, but instead he will devote his time towards loosening the NFL's policies against Cannabidiol (CBD), a cannabis-based substance for pain relief.
Speaking to Yahoo Finance, Gronk issued a challenge to the league prior to calling it a comeback (via CBS Sports' Allan Bell on Twitter):
“Can we call you retired at this point?”
“My status? You know, first off, for me to come back the NFL is going to have to legalize CBD. You just never know, just have to feel the comeback. No matter what I say, people will always say I'm coming back.”
Without Gronkowski, quarterback Tom Brady and the six-time Super Bowl champion Patriots routed AFC rival Steelers on the national stage on Sunday Night Football. A 33-3 victory over head coach Mike Tomlin's vaulted club was salt in the wounds of New England's latest evil scheme—signing All-Pro wide receiver Antonio Brown following his release from the Oakland Raiders.
Brown played the first nine seasons of his professional career with the Steelers before Pittsburgh traded him in the offseason, labeling Brown a distraction.
Gronkowski spent nine seasons in the NFL, all with New England, including three Super Bowl titles, five Pro-Bowl selections, and four spots on the All-Pro first team.
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