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Rob Gronkowski offered a roadmap to a hypothetical comeback, but said for now ‘it’s a no’

The speculation over Rob Gronkowski’s possible comeback began the moment the former Patriots tight end announced his retirement from football in March.

On Tuesday, Gronkowski appeared to end discussion over a potential return to the field in 2019.

During an interview with WEEI’s “The Greg Hill Show,” Gronkowski was asked several times about a comeback. Finally, he gave an expansive response.

“I’ll give an answer,” said Gronkowski. “Obviously when I retired, I retired for a reason, because I needed to step away. So it would be a no. It would be a no.