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I will be retiring from the game of football today. I am so grateful for the opportunit­y Mr. Kraft and Coach Belichick gave me when drafting my silliness in 2010.”

New England TE Rob Gronkowski Sunday on Instagram, less than two months after his third Super Bowl championsh­ip with the Patriots. He will turn 30 in May. He made the Pro Bowl five times and has 79 career TDs.

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