Rob Gronkowski will no longer play for the New England Patriots, but will continue to play with Tom Brady. But the “GOAT” was not the most important reason for his move to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Rob Gronkowski may not have been away for long, but he was missing from the NFL. The fact that the tight end is omnipresent at the moment is proof of this. Day after day he is allowed to talk about his fitness level or his reasons for his quick comeback.

Now also in “The Ellen Show” by talk queen Ellen DeGeneres. And all this on his 31st birthday of all days. The three-time Super Bowl winner also revealed that buddy Tom Brady was by far not the only reason to be traded to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

“Didn’t hurt that Tom went to Tampa.”
“Everybody asks me, ‘Did Tom lure you to Tampa? Of course, it didn’t hurt that Tom went to Tampa, and the opportunity to go there as well was there. But Tom was something like the appetizer and then there were a few more reasons,” “Gronk” emphasized.

To continue directly: “I love the weather, but the main reason was that my mother lives only two hours away. She can come to all the games, all our eight home games. When I have days off, she is only two hours away and I can visit her. It’s super exciting.”

“A gift for Mom on Mother’s Day.
The connection to his mother, who lives in Fort Myers, Florida, is an intense one. The Second Rounder of the 2010 Draft also explained this: “I was born on Mother’s Day, that’s something special. So every Mother’s Day I am a gift for my mom. Being with her is my gift on my birthday.”

Football fans will now get at least one more season of Gronk. And he has no regrets about his temporary retirement: “When I resigned, I felt it was the right decision. I needed a break from the games.

“My body recovered well.”
He had played football for 15 or 16 years in a row, and in high school he played other sports – ice hockey, basketball and baseball. So the four great American sports. So in 2019, he felt that “my body needs a little break. At that time I didn’t know if I would ever return. But my body recovered well.”

He attached particular importance to this: “I have regained my strength and I am already super tense. I feel ready to return to the field.” And also to give his mother a few samples of his skills.

.@RobGronkowski is out of retirement, thanks to an influential friend of his. @TomBrady pic.twitter.com/cnX8X23MiO

— Ellen DeGeneres (@TheEllenShow) May 22, 2020