Over the years, Rob Gronkowski has said if he were to play with a non-Tom Brady quarterback, it would have only been Joe Burrow of the Cincinnati Bengals.
Gronkowski said this in February of 2022 after Tom Brady’s retirement. He said it again at a later date.
And it apparently almost came to fruition.
Appearing on “DudesOnDudes,” Gronkowski revealed that Burrow actually sent him a text after some of those public comments—but he never responded because he thought it was a prank.
“And then I get a text message,” he said. “‘Yo Gronk, what’s up man? I saw you talking about me in the media, it’s Joe Burrow. I would for you if you came to the Cincinnati Bengals.’ I was like, I ain’t getting got again.”
No telling if the text would have led to Gronk joining the Bengals, but tight end had been a sour spot for a few years while the team worked through one-year veterans.
Gronk, 35, hasn’t played since 2021.
