One of the NFL’s best tight ends is not coming out of retirement, despite rumors this week that there was interest in a potential return, and possibly with the Denver Broncos.

Four-time Super Bowl champion Rob Gronkowski quickly dispelled the rumors on Wednesday that he was eyeing a potential return to the NFL, telling FOX Sports that “now it’s time to relax a little.” 

“Crazy bro,” the former New England Patriots star told Schultz when asked about the report.  

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“They must know something about me that I don’t. I wish I still had those powers, because that would be cool if I did. But I was just in Australia for a few days. Now it’s time to relax a little. No football.”

Denver Sports 104.3 The Fan reported Tuesday that Gronkowski was “considering” coming out of retirement, adding that he was told “he loves Denver & [quarterback] Bo Nix.”

Tampa Bay Buccaneers Rob Gronkowski, #87, looks on during a game against the New York Giants at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. (Simon Bruty/Sports Illustrated via Getty Images)

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Gronkowski has previously come out of retirement. 

After announcing in 2019 that he was finally hanging up his cleats following nearly a decade in New England, Gronkowski returned in 2020 to reunite with Tom Brady in Tampa Bay, where they again became Super Bowl champions. 

Tom Brady, #12, and Rob Gronkowski, #87, played together for 11 seasons after Gronkowski was drafted by the New England Patriots in 2010. (Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)

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He announced his retirement again in 2022 after two seasons with the Buccaneers, and has since served as an NFL analyst for FOX Sports. 

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