Gronk's relationship with Belichick might spur tight end's eventual return

The AFC East’s teams will report to training camp this week. Here is the latest surrounding the Patriots and their perennial challengers: The Rob Gronkowski comeback talk has escalated considerably, with the tight end doing the speculating and predicting how restless he will be when Patriots camp and games begin. It won’t be Gronk’s relationship with Bill Belichick that stands in the way, Tom Curran of NBC Sports Boston notes. After 2017 featured tension between Gronkowski and Belichick, Curran adds that the two “greatly” improved their relationship last season. This came despite the Patriots at one point planning to trade Gronk to the Lions last year. This improved relationship could point to Belichick signing off on a Gronk mid- or late-season return. The Patriots’ shaky tight end depth chart would seemingly have the defending champions eager to have the 30-year-old back in uniform. One of Gronkowski’s former sidekicks in New England, Dwayne Allen, will not begin camp on time with his new team. The Dolphin

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