Rob Gronkovski
AP Photo/Charlie Riedel
Rob Gronkovski

AP Photo/Charlie Riedel

Rob Gronkovski, Foto: AP Photo/Charlie Riedel

Sa Tomom Brejdijem činio je jedan od najboljih tandema prethodnih godina, ali dok će legendardni kvoterbek nastaviti da igra i u svojim 40-tim, njegov tajt-end je okačio kopačke o klin u 29. godini života!

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NFL javnost je u šoku, kao i fanovi širom sveta! Rob Gronkovski je odlučio da prekine karijeru pošto je ove sezone osvojio sa Nju Inglandom svoj treći šampionski prsten.

"Danas odlazim u penziju. Vreme je za sledeći korak u životu koji će mi zauvek biti obeležen Nju Ingland Pejtriotsima i njihovim navijačima koji su mi celu karijeru bili velika podrška. Hvala treneru Beličiku i gospodinu Kraftu (vlasnik kluba) što su 2010. godine na draftu odlučili da odaberu moju ludost. Moj život je u zadnjih devet godina bio neverovatan na terenu i izvan njega. Radujem se neizvesnosti koja je preda mnom" - poručio je Gronkovski u svom obraćanju navijačima i obožavateljima na Instagramu.

 
 
 
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It all started at 20 years old on stage at the NFL draft when my dream came true, and now here I am about to turn 30 in a few months with a decision I feel is the biggest of my life so far. I will be retiring from the game of football today. I am so grateful for the opportunity that Mr. Kraft and Coach Belichick gave to me when drafting my silliness in 2010. My life experiences over the last 9 years have been amazing both on and off the field. The people I have meet, the relationships I have built, the championships I have been apart of, I just want to thank the whole New England Patriots organization for every opportunity I have been giving and learning the great values of life that I can apply to mine. Thank you to all of Pats Nation around the world for the incredible support since I have been apart of this 1st class organization. Thank you for everyone accepting who I am and the dedication I have put into my work to be the best player I could be. But now its time to move forward and move forward with a big smile knowing that the New England Patriots Organization, Pats Nation, and all my fans will be truly a big part of my heart for rest of my life. It was truly an incredible honor to play for such a great established organization and able to come in to continue and contribute to keep building success. To all my current and past teammates, thank you for making each team every year special to be apart of. I will truly miss you guys. Cheers to all who have been part of this journey, cheers to the past for the incredible memories, and a HUGE cheers to the uncertain of whats next.

A post shared by Rob Gronkowski (@gronk) on Mar 24, 2019 at 2:53pm PDT

Gronkovski, koji je i ranije izjavljivao da ne zna koliko će mu trajati karijera, platio je skup danak silnim povredama koje je doživljavao tokom karijere.

Rob će ostati upamćen kao jedan od najboljih tajt-endova u istoriji NFL, prevashodno jer je sarađivao sa Brejdijem na do sada neviđenom nivou, a na sve to je voleo da uživa, pravi žurke, čak je kupio brod koji je nazvao "Party ship" (Brod za žurke).

Tako je Gronkovski, koji je u karijeri igrao jedino za Nju Ingland, sa klubom iz Bostona osvojio tri prstena, pet puta učestvovao na "Pro bolu", a dobio je i nagradu 2014. za najveći povratak godine (nakon povrede).

Život u penziji za Gronka sigurno neće biti dosadan. Već je potpisao neke ugovore o snimanju filmova, postoje i ponude da se bavi američkim rvanjem, a jednom je indirektno najavio da bi se mogao oprobati i u muzičkim vodama.

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