Rob Gronkowski called it a career after 11 seasons and will go down as one of the best tight ends to ever play the game. However, one person feels that his football isn’t quite over just yet. His girlfriend, model and TV host, Camille Kostek, said in a recent interview that she thinks the 33-year-old could make a return:
“I am an honest lady, and honestly, in my heart, I didn’t feel like this one is a forever one. So, I think maybe he’ll come back again. I feel like him and Tom [Brady] are just having fun like, ‘Retired, not retired, retired, not retired.'”
NFL fans took to social media to share their thoughts on Kostek’s comments about her four-time All-Pro boyfriend. Some fans sided with Kostek, saying that the former New England Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneers tight end could play in 2022:

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Other fans feel like the five-time Pro Bowl tight end is playing mind games:
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Other fans feel that the tight end just isn't a big fan of training camp:
Rob Gronkowski's decorated NFL career

Gronkowski was drafted in the second round of the 2010 NFL Draft out of the University of Arizona by the Patriots. In 2011, he led the NFL in touchdown receptions with 17 while finishing sixth in receiving yards with 1,327.
In nine seasons with New England, Gronkowski crossed 1,000 receiving yards four times and also had five campaigns with at least 10 touchdown receptions. He led the league in touchdown receptions from 2010 to 2018 with 79 and had the second-most yards receiving among tight ends with 7,861.
Gronkowski retired in 2019, but came back to play with former Patriots quarterback Tom Brady for Tampa Bay in 2020. During the 2020-21 season, the tight end won his fourth Super Bowl. He retired once again following the 2021-22 season.
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