Rob Gronkowski to Officially Retire as a Patriot with One-Day Contract

Retired NFL tight end Rob Gronkowski is set to sign a ceremonial one-day contract with the New England Patriots this Wednesday at 12:15 PM, officially retiring as a member of the team he spent nine years with and won three Super Bowl rings. Gronkowski, who also won a Super Bowl with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers after coming out of his initial retirement, announced his intention on "Fox NFL Sunday." The idea for this symbolic signing was publicly floated in August by Susan Hurley, founder of CharityTeams, who sadly passed away on November 1st at age 62 from ovarian cancer. Gronkowski paid tribute to Hurley, acknowledging her as the inspiration behind his decision to "be a Patriot for life."