‘I’m a Patriot for life’: Rob Gronkowski signs 1-day contract to retire as a Patriot

New England Patriots legend Rob Gronkowski signed a one-day contract on Wednesday to retire as a member of the company This means a lot to me big time Because I m a New England Patriot I m a Patriot for life Gronkowski mentioned While in New England Gronkowski had catches for yards and scored touchdowns His touchdowns rank first all time for the Patriots At the beginning of the signing Patriots owner Robert Kraft mentioned Susan Hurley Hurley a good friend of Gronkowski and former New England Patriot cheer leader had died of cancer One of her final requests while at a park opening in Boston in August was for him to retire as a member of the Patriots Gronkowski declared when he first retired after his stint with the Pats that he consistently wished to come back and give to the society and the park opening with Hurley kickstarted that initiative He called his retirement on Monday a full circle moment