12 deserves Patriots retirement, dismisses idea of retiring his own No. 87 amid Romeo Doubs jersey controversy (Image via Getty: Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski)
Rob Gronkowski says only Tom Brady’s No.
87 jersey to current wide receiver Romeo Doubs, Gronkowski said he was perfectly fine with the decision and believes Brady’s number is the only one that truly deserves to be retired. 87 jersey being given to Romeo Doubs. 87. It has garnered over 3.3 million views, 14,000 hearts, and 600 comments.
The four-time Super Bowl champion made an appearance on prominent sportscaster Kay Adams’ Up & Adams show, where he said, “I’m not the one who makes the decisions over there. She said even Patriots fans wouldn’t be happy with what happened. I don’t think there’s a war,” Adams said. At the end of her monologue, he said, “Hey! NFL Rumors commented, “Should have let Gronk know.”
I wasn’t consulted at all. I’m cool with it. Hearing this self-sacrificing and noble tone, Adams instantly retorted, saying, “I kind of knew you were going to say this. You’re the greatest tight end to play the game of football. Kay Adams was not happy with how Tom Brady’s teammate, Rob Gronkowski, reacted to his No. “You’ve four freaking Super Bowls, three there. “It is absurd. It is a failure by the organization that I know and love. And I know that Patriots fans are on my side on this one. Rob Gronkowski was all smiles when Kay Adams fought for his jersey No. I’m just gonna let you speak about the matter. I plead the fifth over here. Your consulting right there was wonderful. Kay Adams and Rob Gronkowski’s jersey conversation video clip went viral in cyberspace.
While the four-time Super Bowl champion was not consulted before the Patriots gave his No.
Chris Roney wrote, “Unpopular take; retired numbers are weird. Let a young player wear the #; it doesn’t diminish the legendary player that used to at all.”