For Gronk fans clamoring for a return to the NFL, you might want to watch his latest interview first.
The former New England Patriots tight end sat down with Reena Ninan of CBS News. In the interview, he said if he had a son, he would let him play football, but he would explain the risks involved with the game.
“(I would) educate him on what I went through, and I truly believe that any injury you receive is fixable.” Gronkowski said. “I went through it. I had nine surgeries and probably had, like, 20 concussions in my life — no lie. I remember five blackout ones.”
.@RobGronkowski told CBSN's @reenaninan that he'd let his son play football ––only after educating him about what he went through in the game.
He said he had about "nine surgeries, probably had 20 concussions" playing football. https://t.co/CYw25maOgo pic.twitter.com/dltWn6Y4k2
— CBS News (@CBSNews) September 12, 2019
Gronkowski also confirmed he had a pint of blood drained from his body after a Super Bowl because of internal bleeding.
He retired in March after 9 seasons in the NFL. Gronkowski played in 115 games and had 521 catches for 7,861 yards, according to Pro Football Reference. He scored 79 touchdowns and was a part of three Super Bowl winning teams.
