Rob Gronkowski Fantasy

Tampa Bay Buccaneers tight end Rob Gronkowski is close to his playing weight of 260 pounds. How close? According to Gronkowski, he is "four protein shakes away" from his target weight, which is a classic 'Gronkowski' way of letting everybody know this. It's good news for the Buccaneers and fantasy owners who were thinking about scooping up the former Patriots star tight end. Weight questions aside, it remains to be seen if the 31-year-old can still play at a high level after a hiatus from the game. It will certainly help that he'll be catching balls from Tom Brady, who has tossed him 79 touchdown passes in his career.

May. 21st • 12:24 PM

Tampa Bay Buccaneers tight end Rob Gronkowski is weighing in at 250 pounds currently. He said that he played around 260-265 pounds back in 2018 before retiring. "I wouldn't come back unless I'm feeling good, feeling healthy. This is the time," Gronkowski said. The 30-year-old (31 in May) said his body was beat up, which is why he needed to step away from the game and take a break in 2019 after the Patriots won the Super Bowl. It sounds as if he's rejuvenated and is now reunited with quarterback Tom Brady in Tampa, immediately catapulting Gronk back into the TE1 ranks. After a down season in which he battled through nagging injuries in 2018, though, we wouldn't expect elite TE1 numbers like we saw from him in his prime, especially with wideouts Mike Evans and Chris Godwin commanding plenty of targets themselves.

Apr. 22nd • 5:07 PM

The New England Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneers have agreed to terms on a trade to send tight end Rob Gronkowski and a seventh-round pick to the Buccaneers in exchange for a fourth-rounder, according to sources. Gronk already took a physical with the Buccaneers, so he's headed to Tampa after retiring for a year. He will reunite with quarterback Tom Brady and should be the team's top pass-catching tight end over Cameron Brate and O.J. Howard. Expect Tampa to trade one of Brate or Howard during this week's draft as a result of this trade for Gronk. Gronkowski will turn 31 years old and nagging injuries slowed him down in 2018, but he'll return to at least midrange TE1 status now that he's back.

Apr. 21st • 4:37 PM