Tag: Rob Gronkowski trade

Tom Brady seems pretty happy to have Rob Gronkowski in Tampa Bay

Tom Brady is happy to be back with Rob Gronkowski.

There were a lot of emotions following the trade of Rob Gronkowski from the Patriots to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

New England fans were upset. Some felt slighted and others were just disappointed that one of the greatest players in franchise history was leaving for another team. Around the league, other fans were jovial to see the Patriots lose yet another piece from their dynastic run. Buccaneers fans were excited to bring in a Hall of Fame tight end for the low price of only a fourth-round pick to add to their already deep offensive arsenal.

However, the guy who might have been the happiest was Gronkowski’s quarterback, Tom Brady.

After the trade, the NFL’s Instagram account put up one of Patriots fans’ favorite videos, originally posted by Brady. The video depicts the quarterback and tight end celebrating their AFC Championship win over the Chiefs on their way to a Super Bowl 53 win. The post features rapper P. Diddy’s song “Bad Boys for Life,” with the lyrics “We ain’t goin’ nowhere. We ain’t.. goin’ nowhere. We can’t be stopped.”

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Brady commented on the NFL’s post, saying “run it back,” addressing that he and Gronkowski can be successful together again. He then shared the video on his Instagram story with a GIF depicting an excited Jonah Hill from the movie “Get Him to the Greek.”

The 42-year-old quarterback has a lot to be excited about. He’s on a new team with two 1,000-yard receivers, two starting-caliber tight ends, the 14th pick in the draft, a coach who understands the importance of family, $50 million, and a team that’s committed to him for multiple years.

Everything’s turning up Brady right now.

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Julian Edelman unfollows then re-follows Tom Brady on Instagram after Gronk trade

Julian Edelman unfollowed Tom Brady and then re-followed him.

There may be some trouble in paradise in the relationship between Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman and now Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady.

Following the news that Rob Gronkowski was traded from New England, along with a seventh-round pick, to Tampa Bay to join Brady, everybody scoured the internet for reactions. It would be expected for Edelman to post something or comment something about the trade on social media, but what was found was a lot more interesting.

Apparently, Edelman, who has been known to be extremely close with the former Patriots quarterback and tight end, has unfollowed Brady on his Instagram account.

However, it appears that someone found out about this becoming a story and Edelman re-followed Brady again.

It’s all very strange. Was it an accident? How long exactly was Edelman not following Brady? If it was on purpose what would it mean? Could Edelman be upset that Brady is choosing to bring Gronk to Tampa Bay over him? No one will really ever know the truth. If it addressed, Edelman will probably say it was an accident or a glitch, but who knows.

The social media game is a strange one, and unfortunately for those following along, there often aren’t answers.

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Did the Patriots get enough in return in the Rob Gronkowski trade?

Patriots didn’t get a lot in return for Rob Gronkowski.

The New England Patriots have traded the rights to retired tight end Rob Gronkowski to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, reuniting him with Tom Brady. This comes just a day after the tight end appeared on Andy Cohen’s “Watch What Happens Live” and insinuated that he was thinking about a return to the NFL one day.

Now, Gronkowski and Brady, two Hall of Fame players who have spent their entire careers with the Patriots, are playing together again in Tampa. So, to get another planet player from the Patriots, what did the Buccaneers have to ship to Foxboro?

A fourth-round pick. Oh, and the Patriots had to send a seventh back with Gronkowski.

According, to Drew Rosenhaus, Gronkowski’s agent, that physical has already been completed.

Now, looking at just the name and the picks that are involved in this trade will lead fans to believe this is a horrible trade. An all-world tight end and a seventh-round pick couldn’t be worth just a fourth, especially when the Buccaneers have a tight end who wants out in O.J. Howard. But, in this case, it actually makes some sense.

New England had absolutely no leverage in this situation. Gronkowski was going to stay retired if he wasn’t getting traded to Tampa Bay. So, that means the Patriots had no teams bidding with one another to earn his services to up the price. Bill Belichick could either keep the rights to Gronkowski’s contract in New England, where he’d never play again, or trade them away for what he could get.

Unfortunately, that was going to be whatever the Buccaneers were willing to offer, and that was only a fourth.

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