GRONK has been really smart with his money and that is the main reason why the Pats can’t trade him.
Here are the details.
The Patriots and Lions were deep into trade discussions last offseason that peaked during the week of the draft, when the teams nearly completed a blockbuster trade involving Gronkowski, league sources tell ESPN.
When Gronkowski discovered he could be traded to Detroit that week, he threatened to retire rather than go to the Lions, according to sources. Gronkowski even declined to return the Lions’ calls, according to sources.
It wasn’t that Gronkowski didn’t want to play in Detroit; he didn’t want to play anywhere other than New England, according to sources. The Patriots had been discussing a trade with a few teams, and Gronkowski wouldn’t have reported to any of them, sources said.
Gronkowski wanted to play in New England, with Tom Brady, or nowhere at all.
Most players don’t have that luxury to retire, but the Pats knew GRONK meant it, so they had no choice but to take all trades off the table.