Gronk On Whether Tom Brady Will Retire: ‘He’s Going to Play for as Long as He Wants’

Tom Brady doesn’t like to talk about his retirement, because he plans to play a few more seasons. Although his contract extension shouldn’t be viewed as a guarantee, Brady will probably stay on the field for quite some time. His former teammate, Rob Gronkowski, has already retired. If you ask Gronk, Brady will play much longer under one condition.

He will play if he wants to.

“The guy’s a beast, the guy’s a machine, the guy is Mr. Pliable,” he told Extra about his 42-year-old ex-teammate. “He can play for as long as he wants, and he is going to play for as long as he wants.”

Brady put his Boston home for a sale which stirred up the rumors.

“I think it takes a long time to sell a house. My house is a little bit of an expensive one, so it doesn’t fly off the shelf in a couple weeks,” Brady said on WEEI radio, shutting down the speculation about his potential retirement. “I think I am at a point in my life where there are a lot of considerations that go into playing. I have a very busy professional life, I have a very busy personal life, and any decision that is made has to consider everything.

“We have been at the same place for a long time and I love playing for the Patriots. I have such a great relationship with Mr. Kraft and Coach Belichick and our team. We’ll worry about that when that happens. This isn’t the time to worry about it.”

The quarterback signed a contract extension with the Patriots.

“It’s a unique situation I’m in my 20th year with the same team and 42 years old,” he added. “Pretty much unchartered territory for everybody and I’m going to go out there and be the best I can this year and see what happens.”

During Gronk’s interview with Extra, the three-time Super Bowl champ also opened up about his own potential return to the game, saying, “I’ve got to have that desire to play, too, and right now, I am enjoying my life, where I am at.”