Sorry AFC East Teams, 'No Chance' Tom Brady Retiring After This Year, Gronk a Pat for Life
In a wide-ranging interview with former NFL fullback Chris Gronkowski on the Patriots’ flagship radio station – 98.5 The Sports Hub, the middle of the five brothers talks about chaotic life growing up in the Gronk household as well as Rob's future in football.
Also, in a GetMoreSports.com exclusive Q&A with Chris, he says there is very little chance that Tom Brady hangs up the cleats after this season. In fact, Gronkowski expects Brady "to play for many more years."
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Fun tidbits for the football week ahead...
College
- Kansas is a 2.5-point favorite vs. Rutgers on Saturday. This marks the first time the Jayhawks have been favored against an FBS team since 9/10/16 (vs. Ohio). The last time Kansas was favored against a Power Five team was 10/30/10 (at Iowa State).
NFL
- The Jaguars have only beaten the Patriots once in team history (1/3/99). Jacksonville is 1-11 straight up and 5-7 ATS all-time against New England.
- Sunday Night Football marks the 15th straight matchup between the Giants and Cowboys in which the spread has been less than a touchdown.
- The Lions haven't beaten an NFC West team on the road since 2000, going 0-17 straight up and 2-13-2 ATS during that timeframe.
- The Chiefs are underdogs in back-to-back games for the first time since Weeks 12 and 13 of the 2016 season. Kansas City won both games outright.
- The Rams are double-digit favorites (-13 vs. Arizona) for just the third time since 2004. They're 2-0 straight up and ATS in those games, beating the Texans 33-7 last year as 13-point favorites and the Jaguars 34-20 as 12.5-point chalk on 10/6/13. The last time the Rams were favored by double digits over the Cardinals was 9/12/04.
- Arizona is listed as a double-digit underdog for the first time since 10/13/13.
