EX-NFL star Rob Gronkowski has revealed his shock at reports Tom Brady could return for next season.
The former tight end, 33, was responding to claims made by NFL Network host Rich Eisen.
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Seven-time Super Bowl winner Brady, 45, retired last month for the second time having initially called it a day last year.
Eisen suggested that Brady "might not be done after all" following rumors he heard during last weekend's NFL Combine.
He explained: "This [rumor] just blew my mind. Tom Brady might not be done after all.
"A couple of people were just like, ‘Hang on, just you wait.’
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"And I was like, ‘He’s Instagramming out pictures of his cat.’
"But it doesn’t look like he’s getting big and fat, does it? Let it play out. Let’s see who wants what."
After hearing the rumors, Gronk - who won four Super Bowl titles alongside Brady - responded with "shock."
Gronkowski revealed to Boston.com: "That was a surprise when I saw that news.
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"It actually put me on my toes. I was very shocked when I saw that."
Brady retired "for good" on February 1 after 23 seasons in the league via an emotional online video.
And Gronk doesn't believe that the GOAT will U-turn on the decision as he did this time last year.
He continued: "I feel like Tom is definitely totally done playing.
"I haven’t talked to him or anything about it. I’m not speaking for Tom.
"Just from everything I saw from his retirement video and everything I just feel like he is just done playing football.
"It was just very shocking though when I heard that news the other day."
Brady himself responded to any potential claims of him returning for 2024 on March 7.
The former Patriots star tweeted: "Anyone who thinks I have time to come back to the NFL has never adopted a 2 month old kitten for their daughter."
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Brady is set to begin a career in broadcasting now he has retired from playing.
He signed a $375million, 10-year deal with Fox Sports last summer and will take up his position in 2024.
