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Patriots legend Rob Gronkowski announces retirement from the NFL, again

The greatest tight end of his era has announced his retirement, again. Rob Gronkowski, who spent most of his 11 years in the NFL as a member of the New England Patriots, took to social media on Tuesday to let the world known he is done playing professional football.

In a statement released on social media, Gronkowski wrote that he “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.