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Rob Gronkowski hilariously explains why he joined the Buccaneers

Speaking with James Corden, Rob Gronkowski hilariously told the story about his conversation with Tom Brady that brought him to Tampa.

Gronk just being Gronk is what we all need right now.

The tight end has been a joy to follow on social media, especially now that he’s decided to come out of retirement to reunite with Tom Brady on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Gronk was Brady’s go-to guy in New England with the Patriots, and now the duo will look to create the same magic on the field together in Tampa. While Gronk has said he initially told Brady about his possible interest in returning months ago, it appears things may have transpired a little differently, at least according to Gronk’s recent interview with James Corden.

Take a look at Gronk’s hilarious explanation below.

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Don’t crown the Bucs as the NFL’s best offense just yet

The addition of Rob Gronkowski is great, but these Bucs still have a lot to overcome to be the league’s best offense.

If you could build the ultimate Madden NFL team, chances are it’d look a lot like the 2020 Tampa Bay Buccaneers. You’d have wide receivers Mike Evans and Chris Godwin catching deep balls from Tom Brady, and oh, just for good measure, let’s add Brady’s favorite target of all time, Rob Gronkowski to the roster.

It’s easy to get caught up in the offensive potential of this team, especially when you consider the Bucs finished 2019 as the league’s third-best offense, averaging 397.9 yards per game, despite the fact that Jameis Winston tossed 30 interceptions. Brady taking over that offense, along with Gronk, will instantly make Tampa Bay the league’s best offense, right?

Well, not so fast.

While Brady is certainly an upgrade at quarterback, we can’t ignore the fact that he will be 43 when the season starts and Gronk will be 31 and a year removed from the game. Both these guys were stars in New England, but they’ll be playing for a new coach, in a new offense, on a new franchise. And, due to the coronavirus pandemic, they haven’t had the benefit of hitting the field yet with their new teammates to develop that chemistry. It’s an offseason unlike anything they’ve experienced before, and doing it on a new team makes it all the more challenging.

And if Tampa Bay wants to boast the league’s best offense, they still need to fix their issues on the O-line and in the backfield. Thursday’s draft will allow them to address those positions of need, but let’s see which players the Bucs walk away with before assessing this team’s offensive outlook. Plus, it’s not as though teams like the Saints, Niners, Chiefs and Ravens haven’t made upgrades of their own this offseason.

It’s going to take some time for Brady and Gronk to build that rapport with their new teammates, and this unusual offseason certainly isn’t going to help. The Bucs will put up points for sure, but we’ve seen Bucs teams in the past do that, too, and still finish the year with a losing record. What we want to see is a postseason berth from this 2020 team.

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Gronk’s last reception from Brady was the biggest of his career

The last time Rob Gronkowski caught a pass from Tom Brady, it helped the Patriots win their sixth Super Bowl title.

Rob Gronkowski will return to the field in 2020 to join Tom Brady and the revamped Tampa Bay Buccaneers, ending his one-year retirement in his quest to help Brady secure ring number seven.

Brady, himself, is already celebrating the trade that brought his friend and former teammate to the bay, while New England fans will just have to re-watch highlights of Gronk and Brady’s glory years together with the Pats. And there were plenty of them.

Gronk has not only caught the most touchdown passes from Brady, but his last reception from the future Hall of Fame quarterback was perhaps the biggest of the tight end’s career.

In Super Bowl LIII against the Los Angeles Rams, in a close (and somewhat boring) game, Brady and the Pats were looking to score late in the fourth quarter to break a 3-3 tie with the Rams. Brady needed a big play, and dialed up a call for his tight end. Gronk snagged a 29-yard reception while fighting off defenders that helped set up a two-yard Sony Michel rushing touchdown on the very next play. The Patriots would go on to win 13-3.

Take a look back at that big moment.

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This Adam Schefter tweet proves the Bucs came out winners in the Gronk trade

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers pulled off a trade for former Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski, who will end his retirement to reunite with Brady.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers made another major splash before this week’s NFL draft, agreeing to a trade with the New England Patriots for tight end Rob Gronkowski, who will end his one-year retirement and reunite with Tom Brady in Tampa.

Gronk is arguably the greatest tight end to ever play the game, and the chemistry he and Brady developed on the field helped New England continue its reign of dominance over the past decade.

And, as the details of the trade emerge, it’s clear the Buccaneers came out big winners in this, especially when you consider what the Lions almost gave up in 2018, had a proposed Gronk-to-Detroit trade gone through.

Here’s Adam Schefter with the details.

It certainly seems like the Bucs fleeced the Patriots in this, surrendering just a fourth-round pick, which was a compensatory pick the Bucs were recently awarded, so they still have a pick in round four. For the Patriots, they needed to shed Gronk’s contract, especially if he wasn’t going to be a part of their reboot in New England.

It’s another major victory for the Bucs, but paper teams don’t win championships. This squad will have to produce in 2020. And with the acquisition of Gronk, the pressure is on.

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WWE issues statement putting Rob Gronkowski on notice

Rob Gronkowski may be looking to bring a title to the Bucs in 2020, but he’ll also have to prepare to defend another sort of title.

The Buccaneers’ vault just added a little more treasure to it today, as Tampa Bay worked a trade with the New England Patriots to bring tight end Rob Gronkowski to the Bucs to reunite with quarterback Tom Brady.

Gronk retired from football last offseason, so has been away from the game for a full year. Clearly, some time away was just what he needed to reignite his desire to play. But while Gronk prepares to work with Brady to bring a championship to Tampa Bay, he’ll also have to be prepared to defend another title of sorts.

Check out the tweet below from ESPN’s Field Yates.

I have a feeling Floridians will embrace Gronk.

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Twitter reacts to Gronkowski joining Brady and the Bucs

See how Twitter reacted to Rob Gronkowski being traded to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to join quarterback Tom Brady.

NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport broke the news that former New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski was interested in ending his retirement and returning to the field. The catch? He wanted to do it with Tom Brady and the new-look Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Turns out, Gronkowski got his wish, as the Patriots and Bucs worked out a trade that’ll officially bring Gronk to the Bucs.

 

Gronk and Brady were a dynamic duo in New England, and even though Gronkowski has been out of football for a year, he has plenty of time between now and the start of camp to get back into football shape.

See how Twitter reacted to the news.

 

 

 

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