Lammey said on X, formerly Twitter, Tuesday that Gronkowski "is considering a return to the NFL," citing league sources. He added that Gronkowski could be interested in joining the Denver Broncos to play for head coach Sean Payton, who he worked with at Fox Sports.

Rob Gronkowski coming out of retirement to join the Broncos? NFLN's Ian Rapoport called the report "nonsense."

However, NFL insider Jordan Schultz reached out to Gronkowski to separate fact from fiction, and according to the 35-year-old tight end himself, the return talk is definitely fict

Rob Gronkowski hasn't played in the NFL since the 2021 season with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and is well entrenched in his media career with Fox. The future Hall of Fame tight end is only 35, though, so he's still the subject of comeback rumors.

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