Rob Gronkowski won’t just come out and state his status for the upcoming season, but he may have dropped his biggest hint yet.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Leonard Fournette shared a screenshot on Instagram of a tweet he sent wondering how many fans will be wearing his jersey in 2022. Gronkowski responded and said, “I’ll represent a 7 jersey in the stands for ya!”
“I’ll represent a 7 jersey in the stands for ya!” Gronkowski wrote.
Last month, Gronkowski told USA Today’s Josh Peter he still hadn’t made a decision about his status for the upcoming NFL season while explaining he wants to wait until he knows for sure one way or the other.
“So if I’m not all in to do that, then I’m not going to put myself out there in that situation,” he said. “But if I’m feeling that, if I want to go knock my head around, you know, put my body on the line, if I feel like doing that again, miss that, I would certainly sign another contract.”
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First-year head coach Todd Bowles told reporters Friday the team doesn’t have any set deadline on when it expects to hear a resolution.
The 33-year-old has shown in his two years with the Bucs he remains an effective aerial target. He has 100 receptions for 1,425 yards and 13 touchdowns over 28 games.
Rob Gronkowski had 55 receptions for 802 yards and six touchdowns in just 12 games last season.
