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Tampa Bay Buccaneers
PRob Gronkowski
#2020 seventh-round pick
Championship reunion · April 21, 2020
The trade that reunited Rob Gronkowski with Tom Brady
Tampa Bay acquired the rights to Rob Gronkowski and a seventh-round pick. New England received a fourth-round selection.
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New England Patriots
#2020 fourth-round pick
Why it happened
The bet each side made
Gronkowski was willing to leave retirement to play with Brady, giving Tampa Bay another trusted postseason mismatch.
Why history remembers it
The reunion paid off immediately: Gronkowski caught two touchdowns in Tampa Bay's Super Bowl LV victory.
What changed
The consequences
- Tampa Bay won Super Bowl LV in its home stadium.
- Gronkowski scored twice in the championship game.
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