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Tom Brady Congratulates Rob Gronkowski on Retirement, Says It Was a Dream Teaming Up

Rob Gronkowski announced his retirement Tuesday, and longtime teammate Tom Brady was one of many to wish the former New England Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneers tight end all the best in his life after the NFL.

Brady posted a photo of himself and Gronkowski on Instagram with the caption:

"Teammate, friend, brother, just a few of the words that come to mind when I think of @gronk. Nobody has ever embodied the idea of 'leaving it all out on the field' like Rob has throughout his entire career. Every single snap, I knew that no matter how many people you put in front of him, he was going to get to his spot.