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Rob Gronkowski Jokes It's 'Cool' to Be Accepted by Bills Fans After Retirement

People from Buffalo tend to not like New England Patriots players, but Rob Gronkowski is apparently welcome home again after his retirement.

"We were out Saturday night, and they were all giving cheers at our charity event, and everything," he said in Buffalo, per Angelica Morrison of WIVB. "It was cool to finally be accepted, once again, where I grew up. So, I decided to come back and start giving back."

Gronkowski was raised in Williamsville in Western New York, but Buffalo Bills fans couldn't overlook the rivalry with the Patriots, where the tight end spent his entire nine-year career and won three Super Bowls.