Celebrating at Disney World, “working out the smoke” after sleeping only a few hours, Gronk spoke with Andy Scholes of CNN about a partnership that has now broken the record, owned by Joe Montana and Jerry Rice, for most touchdowns in NFL playoff history.
“It’s pretty crazy, but you have to break that record,” he said.
“The record was broken in the Super Bowl. And it’s amazing to have that connection with him.
“It’s been a lot of work, you know, since I came to the league my debut year just to be on the same page as him. And I think it’s amazing, you know, to have that, to know that we’ve got it. in each other. And every time we touch the field we are ready to start. “
“Yeah, I don’t know,” Gronk said. “Tom will probably be 55 as old as he can be. I’m a boy from year to year.
“I think Tom would sign another 50-year contract if he could, while I’m doing it every year.”
“This thing started in August and it was about sacrifices and commitment to each other,” Bucs coach Bruce Arians told CNN Sport.
“We had to beat the virus before we beat another team. And I can’t say enough about our guys’ commitment to each other.
“This is one of the closest teams I’ve ever been on and we couldn’t eat together, we couldn’t talk. Because they cared so much about each other … the bonding experience somehow happened, and I still try find out how “.
For Gronk, winning the Super Bowl with Tampa has been his fourth career, but after flirting with the idea of retiring, he says he will be remembered, as will his enduring bromance with Brady, as the only one.
“This one has its own special place, just coming out of retirement, going down to Tampa Bay and winning the Super Bowl.
“No doubt this one has its own special place in the heart. It’s up there, man. It’s up there. It was a special year, a special journey. And it will be a story for all ages.”