Rob Gronkowski unretiring and playing in 2019 is a storyline that will never go away.

It continued Tuesday with Pro Football Talk's Mike Florio reporting his potential for a first annual unretirement is at 40 percent. He notes Gronkowski is enjoying the summer and doesn't need the money, but the deciding factor could be Tom Brady reaching out directly to the tight end to try and get him to return.

Another thing to consider is if Bill Belichick would be open to Gronkowski returning in the middle of a season, but Florio says he's been very supportive of Gronkowski through the whole process and there's been a "general softening" of Belichick.

It's worth noting Florio is the one who reported this and he has historically been very close to Drew Rosenhaus, Gronkowski's agent, so it could be coming from him.

Regardless, this truly is a storyline that will not go away even into the season.