The Tampa Bay Buccaneers announced the signing of Rob Gronkowski on Tuesday in a trade with the New England Patriots.
Gronkowski had retired at the end of the 2018 season after winning the Super Bowl for a third time under Bill Belichick. The future Hall of Famer had spent time as an analyst, on reality TV and in World Wrestling Entertainment, where he hosted WrestleMania 36 earlier this month and is the reigning 24/7 champion.
The 30-year-old was continually rumoured to be coming out of retirement last season following New England’s poor productivity on offence, but it never happened.
However, Tampa Bay have pulled off a surprise coup with the star coming out of retirement to reunite with Tom Brady for the 2020 season, provided it goes ahead.
As a result of the Buccaneers off-season deals prior to the start of the 2020 NFL Draft on Thursday, the Florida franchise have seen their odds cut to 12/1 fifth favourites to win the Super Bowl. They finished 7-9 and third in the NFC South last season.
The current odds for the 2020 Super Bowl winner are as follows:
Kansas City Chiefs 6/1
Baltimore Ravens 7/1
San Francisco 49ers 8/1
New Orleans Saints 11/1
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 12/1
New England Patriots 16/1
Philadelphia Eagles 16/1
Green Bay Packers 18/1
Seattle Seahawks 18/1
Pittsburgh Steelers 18/1
Dallas Cowboys 20/1
Buffalo Bills 22/1
LA Rams 25/1
Minnesota Vikings 28/1
Indianapolis Colts 28/1
Tennessee Titans 28/1
Cleveland Browns 28/1
LA Chargers 33/1
Chicago Bears 33/1
Houston Texans 40/1
Atlanta Falcons 40/1
Denver Broncos 45/1
Arizona Cardinals 45/1
Las Vegas Raiders 50/1
New York Jets 70/1
Miami Dolphins 75/1
New York Giants 80/1
Carolina Panthers 80/1
Detroit Lions 80/1
Jacksonville Jaguars 100/1
Cincinnati Bengals 100/1
Washington Redskins 100/1
