Rob Gronkowski says he's 'not ready to commit' to another NFL season

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Rob Gronkowski once said he would never play without Tom Brady as his quarterback. Even though Brady has not retired, he is not sure if he will play this season.

I am not ready to commit to the game of football at the moment, according to Gronkowski.

The four-time All-Pro had 55 catches for 802 yards and six touchdown in his second season with the Bucs, despite missing five games because of back spasms, cracked ribs and a punctured lung.

After the Los Angeles Rams won the Super Bowl, Gronkowski said he wouldn't return for the next season.

While he still says he's not ready to play, he seems to be less adamant and told the website that at a recent charity event he made sure he was throwing passes and not catching them.

I knew if I started catching passes that my head would start turning, so I got to get back out on the field.

Even in your 30s, if you slack it and just be 50% all in, you will get caught off with the game and it will spit you out. I don't want to sign a contract if I'm not fully ready.

After sitting out the season due to injury, Gronkowski decided to return to football and was traded to the Buccaneers to team up with Brady. He was not surprised to see the future Hall of Fame quarterback come back to football sooner than he anticipated.

I knew he was going to come back, but I didn't think he was going to tell you the truth this year.

He spoke glowingly about where Brady is, even though he is still undecided on how much he has left.

The guy is 44 and doesn't look a day over 23 when he's throwing.