Longtime teammate Tom Brady grabbed 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’ll be back playing football. I love the game of football.”
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Last updated: 11/03/21 7:27 am
Rob Gronkowski scored two goals in a Super Bowl victory over the Chiefs
After returning to football after a Super Bowl victory, the tight end told Rob Gronkowski TMZ on Wednesday that he will play again in 2021.
“I’m back, man!” Gronkowski said. “I’ll be back playing football, man. I like the game of football. I enjoyed playing it last year. I had a great time.”
Gronkowski, 31, scored 45 passes for 623 yards and seven touchdowns in his first season with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers after nine years in New England.
He swam six balls for 67 yards and two touchdowns in a Super Bowl Bucs victory over the Kansas City Chiefs.
Gronkowski plans to become a free agent, but 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 has 566 passes for 8,484 yards and 86 touchdowns in his career.
Brady rookie card auctioned for $ 1.32m higher
Meanwhile, Brady’s rookie card has sold for $ 1.32m (around £ 953,757) in an online auction, the highest number ever paid for a football card.
A self-portrait 2000 Playoff Tournament Ticket, one of only 100 such cards in the world, was purchased by Brady’s longtime fan James Park.
“I lived in Boston for 10 years so I’m a huge fan of Brady. The last Super Bowl win was just a mental achievement,” Park said. ESPN.
Tom Brady’s card was purchased by James Park
“I’ve also loved collecting cards since I was a child. With Brady’s uncontested status as a ‘GOAT’ in football, this card is an important piece of sports history and of any collection. “
The sale of the card, which is rated at eight for quality and 10 for the autograph, broke the previous record for most spent on a nearly $ 500,000 football card.
Last month, buyer Patrick Mahomes bought a 2017 National Treasures self-designed card, one of only five believed to be with that particular card, for $ 861,000, according to ESPN.
The card, which included a piece of Mahomes sweater rooted in it, received nine and was sold at an online auction.
That sale broke the previous record, held by another Brady card sold for $ 555,988 in January.