Rob Gronkowski Makes Bold Claim About Julian Edelman’s Retirement

Tight end Rob Gronkowski made yet another shocking claim about Julian Edelman’s retirement. The veteran wideout made an official announcement on his plans to retire.

Edelman spent 12 long seasons in the NFL and won three Super Bowls as a Patriots wideout. Current and former Patriots players heard the big news. They all honored Edelman with great messages. Veteran quarterback Tom Brady took to his Instagram account to share a few photos of him and Edelman. He wrote a lengthy message for his favorite target. Brady and Edelman spent over a decade playing on the same team. They became friends and Brady used to say that Edelman was his younger brother.

Rob Gronkowski makes big claim on Julian Edelman’s retirement

Let’s go all the way to Tampa Bay. Big Gronk had an interview with TMZ and used the opportunity to make a prediction. According to the tight end, Edelman will follow his footsteps and come out from his retirement. Yes, Gronk did the same to join Brady in Tampa Bay.

TMZ asked Gronk if there is any chance for Edelman to come back in the fall and join him and TB12 with the Bucs. Gronk said there was 69% chance of this to happen. A lot of confidence, right?

Gronk and Edelman became friends many years ago. In 2020, Gronk came out of his retirement and joined TB12 and the Buccaneers, many thought Edelman would reunite with him.

Edelman’s retirement doesn’t really come as a surprise. His age and injuries led to this decision. Edelman suffered a terrible knee injury and had to undergo surgery to fix his knee. The wideout said he would retire once his wheels come off. Well, his wheels have finally fallen. It’s time to go home and he goes big.

New England terminated Edelman’s deal and he became a free agent. In other words, he is free to sign with other teams in the league. Edelman failed a physical. Will he join the Bucs? Well, we believe that Edelman is done with the game. He is off to something else. Can you make any guesses?