New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski emphasized countless times during an appearance on “The Rich Eisen Show” on Thursday that he’s having an awesome time chilling. Gronkowski said he’s “getting control of my life.” That doesn’t involve football.
The retired Patriots tight end revealed what he’s been doing in the first Summer of Gronk without football.
“Just been relaxing, traveling, seeing the family, just enjoying myself, man,” Gronk said “You want to know something? I never had an August off in my life. So, it’s gonna be a little different. That’s when it’s gonna start really seeing the change is when that comes around in August when I’m not in training camp; I might not know what to do with myself.”
A part of retirement has involved weight loss. A recent photo showed Gronk looking extremely slim. But he’s not that skinny. He’s just down 10 pounds.
“I’m actually down to 250 right now …” he said before addressing the picture. “It must’ve been the angle or the shirt that was on me. I ain’t that skinny that the picture going around [shows]. I have definitely lost some weight. I’ve been 260 since I was 18 years old, from 260 to like 270. I just always wanted to see what it feels like to get down, to feel light, to feel loose.”
He insisted that, at this moment, he’s happy in retirement. Although, he was doing a role-play with Eisen, where the radio host insisted — while pretending to be Tom Brady — that Gronk come back to football. Gronk said, no. Then Eisen said: There’s no chance?
“Call me when you get to the playoffs,” Gronk responded, laughing.
