Gronk Language

Is it just a little disconcerting that Gronkowski said "I'm coming back to play football..." and not "I'm coming back to play for the Bucs."

We all know he wants to play for the Bucs, but he doesn't have a contract does he? So he was careful about his wording. He can't come out and say he's going to play for a team when he doesn't have a contract. No doubt there has already been discussions about a contract. But IMO this is his way to subtly give notice that he's not going to play for peanuts.

So the upshot is that although we all know Gronk would prefer to play for the Bucs, he subtly opened the door to the possibility of playing for another team.