Buccaneers tight end Rob Gronkowski is still out and about enjoying life without football. What initially seemed like a deal was inevitable when he teased (legitimately) a return to Tampa Bay a couple weeks back when talking out loud in a local barbershop is now a question of when — or perhaps if — a deal is or ever was on the horizon.
Seems like it most likely the latter.
Speaking to TMZ (shared via ESPN), the veteran tight end said he isn’t going to be committing to football at the moment.
“Right now, I’m not ready to get back out on that field.