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Rob Gronkowski is officially retiring from the NFL, and he is signing a one-day contract to ensure he becomes a “Patriot for life.”

Gronkowski said on “FOX NFL Sunday” that he will ink a one-day contract with the New England Patriots this week to retire as a member of the storied franchise with which he won three of his four Super Bowl rings.

The announcement came as the Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the last team Gronkowski played for alongside Tom Brady and with whom he won Super Bowl LV in 2021, were set to face off against each other. Brady was on the call for that contest alongside Kevin Burkhardt.

The Patriots announced Monday that Gronkowski would sign the one-day contract Wednesday afternoon, ahead of the team’s “Thursday Night F

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