Rob Gronkowski seems to think Tom Brady has earned free agency.
The retired New England Patriots tight end and current FOX Sports analyst spoke to reporters on Tuesday during Super Bowl week in Miami, and he addressed the burning question about Brady: What does the quarterback’s future look like? Gronk had some advice.
“I truly believe he deserves the opportunity to go explore, see what’s out there,” Gronk told reporters, via NESN’s Doug Kyed. “He’s been playing for so long — just the way he’s been play, the level he’s been playing at — he definitely deserves an opportunity to go out there and test the market.
“I mean, why wouldn’t you? You’ve never done it before in your career. He’s going to be a free agent for the first time in his career, so good for him. Go test out the market and then do what’s best for himself. That’s the decision he has to make: what’s best for himself, what’s best for his family.”
Rob Gronkowski believes Tom Brady should test the waters of free agency. # pic.twitter.com/mDvv9R4XPF
— Doug Kyed (@DougKyed) January 28, 2020
The Patriots and Brady can agree to terms on an extension at any point prior and past the start of the new league year, but he is scheduled to be a free agent in March 2020. It would be his first foray into free agency during his 20-year career. And if he signs with a new team, it would be a strange shift after Brady has thrown 11,614 passes for the Patriots, with six Super Bowl wins along the way. It’s bizarre to imagine Brady in a different uniform.
“Everyone gets used to it after a little bit, but it would definitely be strange for a few weeks,” Gronk said. “It may be strange. But everyone adapts like any other time it happens.”
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