Rob Gronkowski, a legend in the NFL, shockingly admitted this month that he isn’t completely ruling out the possibility of running for politics in the future.
The four-time Super Bowl champion, who will retire after the 2021 season, went to Capitol Hill earlier in September to urge Congress to take action about a topic that is extremely important to him now that he has a French Bulldog named Ralphie: the spread of superbugs like Valley fever and E. coli.
However, when the 34-year-old was asked if he would ever contemplate running for office, he said, “Not a no.”
Several congressmen would have preferred that Gronk come out of retirement to play for New England for at least the rest of the year, but he spoke with a number of them just a day after the first week of NFL action concluded, which included the Patriots’ 25-20 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles.
Representative Jim McGovern (D-MA) sarcastically told The Spectator, “We could have used him on Sunday.”
Former NFL tight end Rob Gronkowski poses for photos at the U.S. Capitol earlier this Month
Gronk, 34, met with lawmakers on behalf of Anivive, a veterinary pharmaceutical company
Gronk – a four-time Super Bowl champ ‘ with his Frenchie Ralphie in the Rotunda of the Capitol
Gronk wants to help work on a vaccine for Valley Fever – a fungal infection that affects dogs
Gronk played 11 seasons in the NFL for the Patriots and the Bucs before retiring in 2021
Other than McGovern, who’s a Democrat, Republicans such as Claudia Tenney, who represents the district next to Buffalo – Gronk’s hometown, David Schweikert, who represents the state where Gronk played college football, and Lori Chavez DeRemer, who could be a Patriots fan in the making, all only had good things to say about the five-time Pro Bowler, reported The Spectator.
Gronk celebrates with Tom Brady after the Bucs beat the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LV
Other than being a four-time Super Bowl champion, Gronk also holds the Patriots franchise record of total receiving touchdowns (79)
