Via WEEI:

“I am really good friends with Gronk. We have had a great relationship for 10 years,” he said. “Just because things are reported doesn’t necessarily mean they are always true, just for the record. … I don’t know. Those are conversations I am not privy to.”

“It really doesn’t matter. Our team is what it is,” he said. “The trade deadline is gone. Training camp has passed. Free agency is gone. The draft is gone. I mean, our team is what it is and I am excited about who we have and the opportunity that we have. I said last week, to be 8-1 and have the opportunity in the second half of the year that we do, I think anyone would take that. It hasn’t all been perfect, but it’s been good enough in some areas.

“We’re really going to have to really ramp it up and play our best as we go forward. Hopefully it will be a great second half of the season. It’s really up to us to earn it, the people that are in the locker room have to show up to work every day with a great sense of determination, commitment to doing our best for each other, for the team, and try and go get a win. It starts this week in Philly.”

It doesn’t sound like Brady is counting on a Gronk return.  It also doesn’t sound like he’s surprised by the reports.

If Gronk returned and was able to produce like he did a few years ago, I think Brady would be begging for him to return.  There are no guarantees that Gronk can do that.

Want More From Sports Gossip? 

For all the latest breaking Sports Gossip, be sure to follow SportsGossip.com on FacebookInstagram, and Twitter.