It took nearly two full years, but the Gronk Spike finally returned last Sunday.
Rob Gronkowski scored his first touchdown in a Buccaneers uniform in Week 6, snaring a 12-yard Tom Brady pass in the second quarter of Tampa Bay's 38-10 win over the Green Bay Packers.
Gronk's TD ended a scoring drought that dated to Week 13 of the 2018 season (Dec. 9, to be exact) prior to his abrupt retirement from the New England Patriots after Super Bowl LIII.
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So, as you might expect, the 31-year-old was like a kid on Christmas after reuniting with end zone.
Here are the best "mic'd up" moments from the Bucs' win, with Gronk's cameo starting at the 24-second mark:
"I got one, Cam!" a giddy Gronkowski tells fellow tight end Cameron Brate. "I ----ing got one! Yeah baby!"
Gronk hadn't been very involved in Tampa Bay's passing attack prior to Sunday, totaling just 12 receptions through his first five games.
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But the veteran tight end tallied five receptions for 78 yards on eight targets against the Packers -- all team highs -- and it sounds like Gronk fully enjoyed the increased attention from Brady.
Maybe the five-time Pro Bowler isn't just a blocking tight end, after all.
