{"id":63355,"date":"2025-11-10T12:38:56","date_gmt":"2025-11-10T17:38:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/?p=63355"},"modified":"2025-11-10T12:38:56","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T17:38:56","slug":"gronkowski-set-to-officially-retire-as-a-patriot-this-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/2025\/11\/10\/gronkowski-set-to-officially-retire-as-a-patriot-this-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Gronkowski Set to Officially Retire as a Patriot This Week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It looks like former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\" title=\"New England Patriots at PatsFans.com\"><strong>New England Patriots<\/strong><\/a> tight end Rob Gronkowski will officially close out his NFL career in a Patriots uniform.<\/p>\n<p>The team announced on Monday that Gronkowski will be signing a one-day contract on Wednesday, with the plan being for the former tight end to officially retire as a member of the Patriots.<\/p>\n<p>The former 2010 second-round pick obviously had an incredible career, with Gronk being a dominant player both as a receiver as well as a punishing blocker.\u00a0 He was a key part of the second half of New England&#8217;s championship runs, with Gronkowski ending his tenure with the Patriots in dramatic fashion.\u00a0 He made the key reception in the team&#8217;s last Super Bowl against the Rams that led to the win, with Gronkowski <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/2019\/03\/24\/patriots-gronkowski-is-definitely-a-once-in-a-lifetime-player\/\"><strong>calling it quits at the end of that season at the age of 29<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"m-0 p-0 pb-0\" style=\"background-color: #313131; text-align: right; border-bottom-left-radius: 5px; border-bottom-right-radius: 5px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"pf_reveal lazy size-full wp-image-35091\" style=\"width: 100%; height: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/USATSI_15545033_168390408_lowres-450x300.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/USATSI_15545033_168390408_lowres-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/USATSI_15545033_168390408_lowres-660x440.jpg 660w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 450px, (max-width: 768px) 660px, (max-width: 1024px) 800px, 1200px\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"m-0 mb-3 p-0 pb-3 pt-0 pr-3 pl-3\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 10px; color: white;\">(PHOTO: Mark J. 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