Rob Gronkowski walked into Foxborough this week to sign a one-day contract and retire as a New England Patriot. It was supposed to be simple. A ceremony. A final bow. A goodbye to the place where he won three Super Bowls and built the “Gronk” identity that fans still worship. Instead, one joke from Robert Kraft flipped the whole room. The Patriots owner asked Gronk if he wanted to make the one-day deal a two-day contract so that he could play against the New York Jets. Gronk did not miss a beat. “Sure, what’s the signing bonus?” he fired back. Kraft laughed. “Nothing’s changed.” The moment went viral because it felt like Gronk again. Loud. Chaotic. And somehow still lovable. But behind the jokes is a real question Patriots fans are already arguing about. If New England ends the season

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