The Patriots and Rob Gronkowski are talking contract, but there's no word yet on whether or not the team is interested in reworking his current deal or giving the big tight end a contract extension, according to multiple reports. Gronkowski, a second-round pick out of Arizona in 2010, has two years left on a rookie deal that will pay in base salaries of $540,000 in 2012 and $575,000 in 2013, according to NFLPA documents.
I thought something like this would come up soon after we saw guys on the Patriots restructure their deals. I believe the Patriots want not only Gronk here, but Hernandez as well. It is so tough to gameplan against the Patriots because of those two guys. No other team can throw out two tight ends of that caliber. They are young, and they are going to be worth a lot of money. If the Patriots can lock these guys up to 5 years deals now and save a bit it could be a very smart idea.
***UPDATE***
Done deal. 6 years $54 million, making him the highest paid TE of all-time.
