TAMPA, Fla. -- While the Tampa Bay Buccaneers held out hope that tight end Rob Gronkowski would return for the 2022 season, the future Hall of Famer decided to call it a career again Tuesday, two years after coming out of retirement to join quarterback Tom Brady in Tampa.
His agent, Drew Rosenhaus, told ESPN’s Adam Schefter that he wouldn’t put it past Gronk to rejoin the Bucs later this season if his longtime pal Brady asked him to, but the Bucs must press on without him, without the "tuddies," as he called touchdowns -- usually accompanied by a mischievous giggle -- and with an unquestionable void that cannot be filled by one person, as Gronk did it all.