[Speculation] Gronk coming home?

[SammyBlueCat]

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

BINGO!

 

[Zuma]

Matt Light and GronkTank

 

[SHOWTIME15]

If we see Gronk working out over the next few months, we'll know he's attempting a comeback...if not, he's just trolling

 

[Zuma]

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

 

[The Brandon Five]

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!

Does a retirement count as a "release"?

 

[GodBrady]

Holy ****, look at how small that can looks in his hand.

 

[TruthSeeker]

Does a retirement count as a "release"?

Yes, that is stated in the included article. I should have mentioned that in the post.

 

[Hammer of Thor]

Yes, that is stated in the included article. I should have mentioned that in the post.

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.

 

[rochrist]

He has updated his Twitter profile to state ‘New England Patriots Tight End.’ Lots of talk of him coming back.

Have you looked at him? He's about half the weight he played at last year.

 

[Wordsmyth]

He's reportedly lost 20 pounds.

 

[masterbouncer]

He's reportedly lost 20 pounds.

so he's faster now?

 

[Wordsmyth]

Maybe. But he probably has less mass mass which to block.

 

[Froob]

He admitted on Pardon My Take he was doing it to mess with people.

 

[The Brandon Five]

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.

That's what I thought I remembered happening with Beastmode.

A quick search confirms that Oakland had to provide compensation to Seattle:

https://www.thenewstribune.com/spor...s/seahawks-insider-blog/article146851694.html