Former NFL tight end and Fox Sports personality Rob Gronkowski announced Sunday that he will sign a one-day contract with the New England Patriots this week to retire as a member of the organization.

Most people assumed Rob Gronkowski was already retired. He hasn’t played football since 2021. But before one of his former teams played the other on Sunday, the likely Hall-of-Fame-bound tight end said he’ll sign one more contract on Wednesday with the Patriots. Gronkowski hinted that was likely this summer.

"Here's some news first, everyone," Gronkowski said. "I am signing a one-day contract with the Patriots this week coming up to retire as a Patriot and be a Patriot for life … so I'm going with the Patriots." Gronkowski then kidded his former quarterback and good friend Tom Brady.

Rob Gronkowski fired shots at former teammate and FOX Sports colleague Tom Brady on Sunday. The former New England Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneers stars won four Super Bowls together as

Legendary tight-end Rob Gronkowski will sign a one-day contract to retire as a Patriots, he announced on Sunday.

Rob Gronkowski pulled off a wild stunt on "FOX NFL Sunday," rappelling down a five-story building in honor of Veterans Day.

Former NFL star Rob Gronkowski is asking for prayers following the death of a close friend. Gronkowski, 36, retired from football in 2021. He spent the first nine years of his career in New England, before finishing up with two seasons in Tampa Bay.

One Gronkowski was nearly impossible to stop, so opposing defenses are lucky Brady only cloned his dog and not the future Hall of Famer. Per Bailey Richards of People, Brady revealed Colossal Biosciences used blood collected from his previous dog Lua prior to her death in a cloning effort to create his current dog, Junie.

The news that Tom Brady had his dog cloned caught his close friend and former teammate Gronk by surprise: “I had absolutely no clue.”

Following Tuesday's trade deadline, the Jets now have five first-round picks in the next two years. Rob Gronkowki has a name in mind for who they should go after.