As NFL insider Ian Rapoport reports, several franchises have already inquired about the availability of retired tight end Rob Gronkowski. Rapoport believes “Gronk” could return. However, he himself currently feels “no urge” to return to the NFL.

It was a news story that made people sit up and take notice on Tuesday. According to multiple sources, including NFL insider Ian Rapoport, there is likely a possibility that Rob Gronkowski will come out of retirement a second time and play in the NFL again.

Shortly after the reports surfaced, the 33-year-old himself spoke out. On “Fanduel TV”, “Gronk” said, “Right now, I don’t really have the urge to come back. If I had, I’d be back by now.”

And in the future? “I’ve had several teams call me,” confirmed the always good-humoured four-time Super Bowl champion. “But I’m not in any shape to play in the NFL right now. Neither mentally nor physically. “

Gronk had caused speculation himself with tweet

As NFL insider Rapoport had reported on Tuesday, the star tight end could return to the NFL in 2023.

The future Hall of Famer had tweeted on December 21, “I’m kinda bored.” With this, “Gronk” caused speculation.

“Remember last week when he tweeted that he was bored and everyone was like, ‘Does he want to play football again?”‘ Rapoport said on “Good Morning Football” on the “NFL Network”.

He added: “Well, teams were wondering, too. A couple of teams have contacted him, contacted his agent to see where he stands and if he’s ready to back out of retirement.”

It doesn’t look like that at the moment, but there are still around five months until the start of the new season, in which a lot can happen.