The Buccaneers traded for Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski the week of the draft, bringing him out of his one-year retirement to reunite with quarterback Tom Brady in Tampa Bay.
Gronk will be joining a tight end group that already includes both O.J. Howard and Cameron Brate. While Gronk is perhaps the best tight end to ever play, it’s Brate who has a chance to climb the Bucs record book in 2020.
With just 267 more receiving yards, Brate will be find himself second on the Bucs’ career-receiving list for tight ends. Jimmie Giles is the all-time leader with 4,300 yards.
Brate will certainly have to share the ball, though, given the number of receivers Brady has to work with. Still, Brate hasn’t finished a season with less than 288 receiving yards since 2014, so he could get there.
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