Rob Gronkowski is bored with football retirement, which is why he met with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in November for several conversations about a possible comeback.

“I’m kind of bored …” Four words that have unhinged the entire football world.

After Rob Gronkowski tweeted that phrase, which is certainly worthy of interpretation, on Wednesday, two NFL teams reached out to the retired tight end in an attempt to lure him back to the football field. The 33-year-old revealed on the “Up & Adams Show”.

“I don’t really tweet much. But I’m kind of bored, and people took that to mean I was coming back,” Gronk said. “Just crazy. Even my friends have been asking me, ‘Bro, are you really thinking about making a comeback?’ I can’t believe this is happening.’ I then said I’m not going to do it. “

I’m kinda bored …

– Rob Gronkowski (@RobGronkowski) December 21, 2022

The tweet was only part of a partnership with “FanDuel”, Gronkowski affirmed. I wonder if that’s so credible.

Gronk: Comeback talks with Bucs

Because the speculation about a possible return wasn’t completely out of the air. As reported by the Tampa Bay Times, Gronk had contacted the Bucs in November. There are said to have been several talks about a comeback. The tight end reportedly said that he was still working out.

TE Rob Gronkowski contacted the Bucs about coming out of retirement to sign with the team, via @NFLSTROUD

Bucs had several conversations with Gronkowski around Thanksgiving and Gronk told the Bucs he had been working out. Ultimately, he remains retired.https://t.co/x0hW7HMOUM pic.twitter.com/wNyyHNOcIv

– Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) December 23, 2022

A number of options are said to have been discussed. For example, Gronk could first join a practice squad to get properly fit. But the Bucs apparently would also have been willing to let him rejoin the team right away. The club saw this as a chance to give the faltering team a new impetus to reach the playoffs.

Gronkowski stays in retirement for now

In the end, Gronk is said to have decided against a comeback. No surprise to head coach Todd Bowles. “It was more of a conversation than anything,” the coach said. “Usually when you have to think about playing, you don’t want to play. Because it was just a discussion, I didn’t think much of it at the time.”

Gronkowski had retired for the second time since 2018 after the 2020 season when the team won the Super Bowl. However, another comeback currently seems more likely than ever.