After putting another Super Bowl victory under his belt, Rob Gronkowski has officially retired from the NFL, but his agent now says there is still a possibility that he can change his mind and come back in the future.
Gronk posted on his Instagram that he was retiring from football after nine seasons in the NFL, all of them with the New England Patriots. The All-Pro tight end has won three Super Bowls and went to five total in his career, among other great attributes over the course of his career.
Speculation was swirling last offseason as too when, or if, Gronk would retire sooner rather than later. The tight end has been prone to many injuries since the 2012 season leading to him missing three to five game spans to entire large portions of seasons.
Gronk’s agent, again, did say that there is a possibility of him returning to the game. Other tight ends, like most recently Jason Witten, have retired only to rejoin the league after a season or two off.
For his health concerns alone, Gronk is making the right choice to leave the game behind him. He’s done more in his nine-year career than most players have done in that timespan, let alone their entire double-digit long careers. He’s one of the best tight ends in recent years, maybe even of all time. If he decides to come back, I would think it would be after at least a season like Witten. The longer he takes for his personal health the better, I think, he can perform when, and if, he comes back.