REPORT: Belichick Might Trade Gronkowski If He Doesn’t Commit to 2018 Season Soon

Rob Gronkowski hasn’t yet said whether or not he will return for the 2018 NFL season. However, if he does

return, he might be wearing a different jersey.

According to Greg Bedard of the Boston Sports Journal, it’s not out of the question that the New England Patriots will trade Gronk if the right deal comes along.

Per Bedard:

“A Bill Belichick-friendly source agreed with my thinking that once a player makes Belichick start to contemplate life without him, Belichick starts to warm to being without that player. ‘He imagines you gone,’ he said. The longer Gronkowski goes without saying he’s all in, the chances of him being traded increases, the source said.”

Bedard goes on to speculate that the San Francisco 49ers could be an ideal trading partner should the Patriots decided to move Gronk. He cites one AFC executive who thinks Niners GM John Lynch may be willing to overpay for Gronk to “make up for the deal Belichick gave him on Jimmy Garoppolo.”

Of course, all of this is pure speculation. Bedard isn’t saying he heard the Patriots want to trade Gronk. He’s saying he wouldn’t be surprised if the Patriots wanted to trade Gronk.

He’s right, though. Trading Gronk does actually make some sense. The 49ers got a steal on Garoppolo, they’re shifting into win-now mode, and they’d probably love to give Jimmy G a familiar target.

But would Bill Belichick really trade his second-most important player, even if the Niners did give him a first round draft pick? What would Patriots fans think? More importantly, what would Tom Brady think?

Hat Tip – [NESN]

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