Andrew Luck shocked the World earlier this week by retiring, but earlier this NFL Offseason Patriots TE Rob Gronkowski hung up his cleats also... Gronk (while pushing a new medical CBD venture) got chocked up talking about his depression while playing football this past year...
VIA ESPN: Former New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski became emotional Tuesday morning when describing his decision to retire from the NFL in March.
"I want to be clear to my fans. I needed to recover. I was not in a good place. Football was bringing me down, and I didn't like it. I was losing that joy in life," Gronkowski said, fighting back tears.