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Originally Posted by ThyKingdomCome15
To be honest I was surprised Gronk retired and never believed he was done for good. Training camp, preseason, and about all of regular season means next to nothing to him. If he chooses to remain retired then I'll be shocked. I think he'll come back.
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Just no.
https://www.si.com/nfl/2019/02/03/ro...-list-patriots
College - University of Arizona
2009
• Back Vertebral Disc Hernia, Aug. 15 (Forced Gronkowksi to miss the entire 2009 season.)
NFL - New England Patriots
2012
• High ankle sprain, Jan. 28 (Suffered during AFC Championship, but played in Super Bowl. Later underwent arthroscopic surgery in February.)
• Inguinal hip pull, Sept. 28
• Arm forearm fracture, Nov. 18 (Missed five games.)
2013
• Arm forearm fracture, Jan. 13 (Re-fractured arm, necessitating three more surgeries.)
• Back vertebral fracture, May 17 (Underwent surgery while also recovering from broken arm; didn't play until Week 7 the next season.)
• Concussion - Grade 1, Dec. 8
• Torn ACL - Grade 3, Dec. 8
• Torn MCL - Grade 3, Dec. 8 (Gronkowski suffered a concussion, a torn ACL and a torn MCL on the same play.)
2015
• Knee Strain - Grade 1, Nov. 29 (Missed one game.)
2016
• Hamstring Pull - Grade 1, Aug. 15 (Missed entire preseason and first two regular-season contests.)
• Chest Lung Bruise, Nov. 13
• Back Vertebral Disc Hernia, Nov. 27 (Missed final five regular-season games, as well playoffs. Had surgery in December.)
2017
• Leg Thigh Bruise, Oct. 1 (Missed one game.)
2018
• Concussion - Grade 1, Jan. 21
• Back/Ankle - (Missed three games)
Plus he had a very serious thigh bruise which he said kept him up crying in pain after the Super Bowl win. Imagine instead of being able to party and celebrate, you're basically just in massive pain due to a hard tackle. That sucks....