There are some players of the NFL that fans want to see again on the field. One such player is Rob Gronkowski. While he is debatably one of the best tight ends to ever play the game, Gronk is also one of the most beloved ex-players of the NFL. Considering his health as well as the cryptic statements he has made in the past, fans have always expected him to come back to the league. However, after his favorite teammate, Tom Brady, retired, Gronk made it clear that he is hanging up his cleats for good. However, the tight end has an interesting next move planned for his future.

While the door back to the NFL is shut, Gronk has been planning to go a different route with his career. He recently even took to Instagram to share some pictures that made his future plans very clear to the fans.

What is Rob Gronkowski doing now?

With the door to the NFL closed, Gronk has gotten himself a new gig. Before he rose to success in the NFL, Gronk played for Arizona State University. In fact, he got the opportunity of an NFL career based on his performance in college. Due to this, the former-tight end is very connected to his old university. And it seems like he is ready to give back.

Gronk took to social media to showcase himself at Arizona State, coaching the team for their spring game. He took to both posting about it on his feed as well as showcasing the crowd’s enthusiastic reaction to his presence in Arizona.

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Furthermore, fans even took to his Instagram post to comment on their excitement about Gronk’s return to his old stomping ground.

Gronk the spring training coach and fans’ reaction to the tight end coaching

While everyone has seen Gronk be a fabulous tight end and a hilarious Fox analyst, no one expected a turn to coaching for Gronk. However, much to everyone’s surprise, Gronk has decided to coach Arizona’s football team for their spring game. As the display of his day of coaching at Arizona went viral, fans went mad over it on Instagram.

One fan spoke about how Gronk was the best and said, “Best college and best Tightend.”

There were also comments about how his physique in the pictures that said, “Them guns.”

Furthermore, some fans had gone ahead with plans for Gronk: “Gronk as next Patriots Coach that would be ideal for championship and recruiting.”

Fans also expressed their excitement for Gronk as a coach and said, “Coaching GRONK!”

Finally, fans from the Bucs took to his comments section to express their emotions for him and said, “Really miss you in Tampa! Just for being you, not even the football! Just your Gronk-ness!”

All in all, the fans seemed very excited to see Gronk coaching the Arizona team for the spring game. Furthermore, it even sparked the idea of Gronk as a coach in the NFL in the mind of some fans. While that might be very far ahead, it only remains to be seen how well Gronk’s debut as a coach for the spring game goes.

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