/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-tbt.s3.amazonaws.com/public/VP3ZPYTV3NCHHDY3ANZDNU6BGA.JPG "Tom Brady, left, and Rob Gronkowski celebrate after the Patriots beat the Seattle Seahawks in the NFL Super Bowl XLIX on Feb. 1, 2015.")
It’s happening. It’s actually happening.
Rob Gronkowski is coming out of retirement to play with former teammate Tom Brady in Tampa Bay — pending a physical, of course.
New England is giving up a seventh-round pick with the trade, and the Bucs are losing one of their fourth-round picks in the deal. The offseason continues to get interesting in Tampa Bay.
Here are some of the best reactions to the news so far:
(Disclaimer: The video above is an old one reposted from Tom Brady’s account.)
Contact Mari Faiello at mfaiello@tampabay.com. Follow @faiello_mari.
/s3.amazonaws.com/arc-authors/tbt/21b75d52-4a18-452e-a6a4-f4d5e582e31e.jpg "Mari Faiello - Engagement Producer")
/www.tampabay.com/resizer/gIRiESezHihI8vwAUmwfFxLSjHk=/1200x675/smart/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/EONNJDSXKRBZLPV25X6JH6FI3A.JPG "Tom Brady had a career for the ages, and the rest of us had the time of our lives")
/www.tampabay.com/resizer/zWgVn5GPN_iWcogYmiwtRZKlVzM=/1200x675/filters:focal(1575x895:1585x885)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/IVVJMPNU3FA45CQLDWXCLK5UJU.jpg "Bucs quarterback Tom Brady retires for good this time")
/www.tampabay.com/resizer/h4BckSU8b6uXI5OaTa1apUHlCYg=/1200x675/filters:focal(1225x475:1235x465)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/ZRDEPL4JJYZTJ2REOMK36DTX5Q.jpg "Bill Belichick calls Tom Brady ‘the greatest’ on the quarterback’s podcast")
/www.tampabay.com/resizer/wpZ62Wf7zHA5dBE_oZRZkhKdN3I=/1200x675/filters:focal(1565x1015:1575x1005)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/3LO3M77GPNDA5LKEN3F6SUDOEQ.jpg "What they’re saying about Tom Brady’s retirement")
/www.tampabay.com/resizer/oFsqoIxMOVY-9Jp-xNoCu2ta4G0=/1200x675/smart/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/HGAYM53R6FEW3L4I7VC2IWCKNQ.JPG "The Bucs’ long road ahead begins without Tom Brady")
/www.tampabay.com/resizer/GZiLndZu4x7jKCHivlvZptjleEU=/1200x675/smart/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/B2KT22PWARGCVOSKHORXRXG6KU.jpg "Bucs’ biggest question in the post-Tom Brady era: Who replaces him?")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/6ISDBJAN37QFRZXV2NNR2AZE2A.jpg "I watched ‘80 for Brady,’ a Tom Brady gushfest that avoids Tampa Bay")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/5J4CFEGY5RGT3A3EQZJGS7VR2E.jpg "Sifting through quarterbacks looking for the next (eyeroll, please) Tom Brady")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/PV4S4A2EPBWSJCIUVP5G7TBGXY.jpg "What retiring NASCAR star Kevin Harvick tells us about Tom Brady")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/I4L5DLNQANFXHFQ6GHRQT6BOTE.jpg "Why is it taking so long for Bucs to hire an offensive coordinator?")