The Facts: The "Tommy and Gronky Show" will be back for another season if the two have their way. TE Rob Gronkowski said Sunday that he wants to return in 2021 after coming out of retirement to join best pal Tom Brady this season. "Yeah, you gotta," Gronkowski said Sunday in an interview with former Patriot Willie McGinest on NFL Network. "I feel like this team was built to win right now. It was put together this year to win right now. It always pops up in your mind, you're thinking about the future a little bit -- I can definitely see this team also having a lot of talent come back and having another successful run next year, as well, with me."
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Gronkowski was asked 11 days ago if he would be back. But at the time, he couldn't answer definitively. It turns out, he's already made up his mind. The Bucs have several key players set to become unrestricted free agents after the season in Gronkowski, Antonio Brown, Leonard Fournette, Shaq Barrett, Lavonte David and Ndamukong Suh, but they'll have close to $30 million in salary cap space -- eighth-most in the league. Gronkowski was also asked about the difference between Bruce Arians and Bill Belichick. He said, "They're both great coaches for sure. I love getting coached up, but one of the biggest things that I would just say is ... the freedom! The freedom of just being yourself with the coaches."