Patriots trading Rob Gronkowski to Buccaneers for fourth-round draft pick

Future Hall of Fame tight end Rob Gronkowski wants to play in the NFL again this season and will join buddy Tom Brady with the Bucs after a trade from New England.

BySportsLine StaffUpdated: Apr 21, 2020 9:23PM ET3 min read

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are becoming the New England Patriots South as on Tuesday they shockingly acquired former Pro Bowl tight end Rob Gronkowski from the Pats with a couple of draft picks involved in the trade. This story broke very quickly after the NFL Network's Ian Rapoport reported earlier in the day that the retired Gronkowski was "interested in playing football again" but told the Patriots he only wanted to play with Tom Brady and the Bucs.

BUCS	WIN	WIN%	DIVISION	PLAYOFF	CONF	CHAMP
Before	8.5	53.10%	15.00%	50.60%	3.10%	0.90%
w/ Gronk	8.8	55.00%	17.50%	54.10%	4.50%	2.00%
Diff.	0.3	1.90%	2.50%	3.50%	1.40%	1.10%