“It was really Tom,” Arians told ESPN’s NFL Live on Thursday. “Tom brought it up to me, and I didn’t even think it was a possibility that [Gronkowski] wanted to come back. And [Brady] was adamant about, yeah, he really wants to play; he’d love to play with us. So [general manager] Jason Licht got the ball rolling with the Patriots, the conversation was there, and he’s working out, he’s in great shape and he’s raring to go. So we’re really looking forward to getting on the practice field.”
Gronkowski still had one season remaining on his contract with the Patriots, which is why the Bucs had to trade a fourth-round draft pick for him. The Bucs also received a seventh-round pick in exchange.
Prior to joining the Bucs, Gronkowski had been pursuing a career with WWE.
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