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Twitter Reacts to Patriots' Rob Gronkowski Announcing His Retirement

New England Patriots star Rob Gronkowski announced his retirement Sunday on Instagram, which created quite a stir around the internet.

Mike Garafolo of NFL Network captured the player's announcement:

Mike Garafolo

Rob Gronkowski has retired. Announced it on Instagram just now. https://t.co/5fUqqIcAgd

Gronkowski thanked those who were involved in his career:

"It all started at 20 years old on stage at the NFL draft when my dream came true, and now here I am about to turn 30 in a few months with a decision I feel is the biggest of my life so far.