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Rob Gronkowski Says He's Retiring From Football Today

Tight end won three Super Bowl rings with New England team
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By Lee Spears

March 24, 2019 at 10:29 PM UTC

Updated on

March 24, 2019 at 11:45 PM UTC

Rob Gronkowski, the New England Patriots tight end and three-time Super Bowl champion, is retiring from football immediately, he told his 3.1 million Instagram followers on Sunday.

The 29-year-old Gronkowski, nicknamed "Gronk", has been with the Patriots since they drafted him from the University of Arizona in 2010. He played in the NFL’s Pro Bowl five times.