Rob Gronkowski: Tampa Bay Buccaneers tight end says he will play again in 2021 | NFL News

Longtime Tom Brady’s teammate caught 45 passes for 623 yards and seven touchdowns in his first season with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers after nine years with the New England Patriots; the 31-year-old said: “I will be back to play football. I love football”

Rob Gronkowski scored two touchdowns in Super Bowl win over Chiefs

After teasing a return to football after a Super Bowl win, said Rob Gronkowski. TMZ Wednesday that he will play again in 2021.

“I’m back, man!” Said Gronkowski. “I’ll be back to play soccer, man. I love soccer. I loved playing last year. I had a great time.”

Gronkowski, 31, caught 45 passes for 623 yards and seven touchdowns in his first season with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers after nine years in New England.

He landed six balls for 67 yards and two touchdowns in the Bucs’ Super Bowl win over the Kansas City Chiefs.

Gronkowski is set to become a free agent, but he is expected to stay with the Bucs and quarterback Tom Brady in 2021.

Rob Gronkowski is expected to continue his partnership with Tom Brady

The future Hall of Fame tight end caught 566 passes for 8,484 yards and 86 touchdowns during his career.

Brady rookie card auctioned for record $ 1.32 million

Meanwhile, Brady’s rookie card sold for $ 1.32million (around £ 953,757) in an online auction, the highest ever paid for a football card.

The autographed ticket for the 2000 playoffs championship, one of 100 such cards in the world, was purchased by James Park, a longtime Brady fan.

“I lived in Boston for 10 years so I’m a huge Brady fan. The last Super Bowl win was just a mind-blowing achievement,” Park said. ESPN.

Tom Brady’s card was bought by James Park

“I have also loved collecting cards since I was a kid. Given Brady’s undisputed status as a ‘GOAT’ in football, this card is an important piece in the history of the sport and any collection.

The sale of the card, which is rated eight for quality and 10 for autograph, broke the previous record for most spent on a football card of nearly $ 500,000.

Last month, a buyer purchased an autographed 2017 Patrick Mahomes National Treasures card, one of only five that would have existed from this particular card, for $ 861,000, according to ESPN.

The card, which included a piece of Mahomes’ jersey integrated, was classified as new and was sold in an online auction.

That sale broke the previous record, held by another Brady card that sold for $ 555,988 in January.