Rob Gronkowski claims that this season Buffalo Bills were almost his team

On the New Heights with Jason Travis Kelce podcast, Gronk said he was this close to signing with the Bills in 2022 This week, he revealed that this pairing almost occurred this season

I exclaimed, Ahh After Tom Bradys retirement, Ill look into some other teams Future Hall of Famer at age 33 said Actually, I had some brief discussions with the Buffalo Bills They requested that I travel there

However, Gronkowski claimed that the two parties never had a chance to reach an agreement, telling the Kelces on the pod that he simply lacked the motivation to play more football this year

The former Buccaneers player claimed, It just wasnt there

If it had been present, though He admitted, I would probably be playing with the Bills in Buffalo right now

Travis undoubtedly made an effort to maintain the status quo the Chiefs star advised Gronk to keep his retirement status in case Kansas City needs to play Buffalo in order to qualify for the Super Bowl the following month

Travis grinned and said, Dont join them after this week, before joking that Gronk should just keep doing cool things like his upcoming field goal kick for a live Super Bowl commercial

Gronk, who grew up 17 minutes from Buffalo and has some Bills blood in him, claimed he was disappointed when the team chose defensive tackle Torell Troup over him in the 2010 NFL Draft

I was kind of pissed after they passed me, said Gronk I thought, Dude, they dont have a tight end and they passed me at 41, I couldve just played for my hometown team

Of course, the Patriots ultimately decided to move up in order to acquire Gronk, and the rest is history