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Until and unless I read that he's suited up and taking reps in practice, I have been, and will continue, taking everything from Gronk with a big grain of trollling/PR salt
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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.Until and unless I read that he's suited up and taking reps in practice, I have been, and will continue, taking everything from Gronk with a big grain of trollling/PR salt
If we see Gronking working out over the next few months, we'll know he's attempting a comeback...if not, he's just trolling
Just a reminder that Gronk would need to pass through waivers after the trading deadline in October.
Expiration of trade deadline means all released players are subject to waivers
The good news? Only 31 teams can claim him before the Patriots!
Holy ****, look at how small that can looks in his hand.
Does a retirement count as a "release"?
No, it does not. In all the examples cited, the player was attempting to sign with a team that didn’t already hold his rights. The original team then needed to releases those rights before he could sign with the new team. That subjected the player to waivers.Yes, that is stated in the included article. I should have mentioned that in the post.
Have you looked at him? He's about half the weight he played at last year.He has updated his Twitter profile to state ‘New England Patriots Tight End.’ Lots of talk of him coming back.
so he's faster now?He's reportedly lost 20 pounds.
No, it does not. In all the examples cited, the player was attempting to sign with a team that didn’t already hold his rights. The original team then needed to releases those rights before he could sign with the new team. That subjected the player to waivers.
That wouldn’t happen in this case; the Pats already own Gronk’s rights. If Gronk wants to play for someone else, the Pats would need to release him (if they don’t trade his rights), and in that scenario Gronk would be subject to waivers.