A.J. Brown's Impact Compared to Rob Gronkowski by Patriots' McDaniels After Trade with Eagles

The Patriots acquired Brown from the Philadelphia Eagles on Monday, ending what had been a months-long saga. Offensive ...
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Rob Gronkowski threatened to retire if traded to Detroit Lions

Update: Rob Gronkowski confirms the report, postgame after the Lions' 26-10 win over the Patriots. On Sunday night, the Detroit Lions host Rob Gronkowski and the New England Patriots (8:20 p.m., NBC).
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Patriots' Rob Gronkowski confirms threat to retire if traded to Lions

New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski said he threatened to retire if he had been traded to the Detroit Lions in the spring. “Yeah, it happened,” Gronkowski told reporters Sunday night in ...
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Detroit Lions discussed trading for Rob Gronkowski, report says

In need of a tight end to replace Eric Ebron this offseason, the Detroit Lions discussed adding arguably the NFL's most dominant player at the position. The New England Patriots reached out to the ...