Rob Gronkowski Headed To Tampa Bay To Team With Tom Brady: Report

FOXBOROUGH, MA — The New England Patriots are expected to trade retired tight end Rob Gronkowski to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, where he would be eligible to play with the team's new quarterback, Tom Brady once more. The Boston Globe reported Gronkowski requested a trade to the Buccaneers, which the team is expected to grant before the NFL Draft.

ESPN reported Tampa Bay will trade New England a fourth-round pick in exchange for Gronkowski and a seventh-round pick.

Gronkowski retired in March 2019 after three Super Bowl championships and a Hall of Fame-worthy nine seasons in New England. He has one year at $10 million left on his contract.

Since retiring, Gronkowski became a spokesperson for a CBD company and hosted Super Bowl parties, dabbling in sports media and making appearances on talk shows.

Gronkowski is currently the WWE 24/7 champion after winning the belt at WrestleMania.

Brady made headlines earlier this week when a city of Tampa employee spotted him working out at a park. Brady wasn't cited for violating the city order that closed all parks and nature preserves.

Instead, the recently Tampa transplant got a primer on the new norm in the city.

When Mayor Jane Castor spoke about a Brady sighting in Tampa during a Monday press briefing she meant he was sighted as in seen, not cited as in ticketed. But national media outlets mistakenly thought it meant the six-time Super Bowl champion received a ticket.