We've seen the Patriots make some ridiculous moves during their stretch of dominance, but nothing would top this.





Ever since New England's Super Bowl loss, Rob Gronkowski's future in football was up in the air as he wouldn't commit to playing next season. Two months later, and it looks like it's just his future as a Patriot that isn't guaranteed.





WEEI is reporting the superstar tight end is likely going to be shipped out of Foxborough.

Breaking: @KenLairdWEEI is reporting that Gronk is going to be traded in the next couple weeks. — Kirk & Callahan (@KirkAndCallahan) April 3, 2018

First of all, let's all realize this is not coming from Ian Rapoport or Adam Schefter, so take it with a grain of salt. Ken Liard isn't a nobody (he's a senior producer with WEEI, and has been around the Boston scene for a while), but he's not a breaking news reporter either.

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And now there's a report out there that it was a "joke." Totally ridiculous.

So Chris Curtis from WEEI just called to say the "report" from Ken Laird was a joke, even if the tweet to that effect suggested the exact opposite. #hahaveryfunnypleasekeepthemcoming https://t.co/oTkIXqmnWP — ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) April 3, 2018

Despite his lack of commitment to next season, Gronk is expected to return to New England even though there's reportedly friction between he and Belichick. If that animosity between the two actually does exist, that doesn't mean Belichick has the same idea of coexisting.

Chances reportedly increase that Pats will trade Gronk https://t.co/vDCo7mPKCd — MSN Sports (@MSNSports) April 2, 2018

​​ We've seen Belichick make moves in the past where he's moved on from players who looked like they could still compete at a top level. Yet, this would still be uncharted waters for the Patriots as Gronk has solidified himself as the top tight end in football, by quite a large margin.





Doesn't sound like he's going anywhere.