Rob Gronkowski said during a media event on Saturday that he's had the Tampa Bay Buccaneers playbook for four weeks, predating the trade that sent him from the New England Patriots last week.

He walked those comments back on Wednesday night.

"This is seriously a story?" Gronkowski said on Twitter. "Lol! I was just joking around with Sage [Steele] as I was pretty much the whole time that time when I was co-hosting the show [with Barstool Big Cat]. Wowsers, my co-hosting skills on point!! Lol!! I actually just received my team-issued Surface today from the Bucs and it's still in the package, and hoping it is all pictures and drawings. I'm pumped to open it one day hopefully soon and follow the arrows to learn where to run too. Gronk run Gronk catch ball. No playbook needed. Hehe."

The tight end made his original comments during the Bud Light Seltzer "Drafterparty."

After Steele pointed out that Joe Burrow has been studying the Cincinnati Bengals' playbook for weeks, Gronk said he's had the Buccaneers playbook for four weeks.

The New England Patriots didn't draft a quarterback, but that doesn't mean they've shown interest in signing Cam Newton.

Oddsmakers made the Patriots the favorite to sign the free agent after they failed to make a splash at the position last week.

New England signed two undrafted free agents over the weekend.

The New England Patriots need depth at quarterback, but they didn't draft one with any of their selections this past weekend.

Thirteen quarterbacks were drafted overall. Bill Belichick said following the conclusion of the 2020 NFL Draft that passing on a quarterback wasn't necessarily New England's plan.

"If we feel like we find the right situation, we'll certainly draft them. We've drafted them in multiple years, multiple points in the draft," he said. "Didn't work out the last three days. That wasn't by design. We just tried to do the best we could with what we had this weekend."

The Patriots selected 10 players. They signed two quarterbacks as undrafted free agents -- Louisiana Tech's J'Mar Smith and Michigan State's Brian Lewerke.

The New England Patriots traded out of the first round, sending the No. 23 pick to the Los Angeles Chargers for picks No. 37 and No. 71.

The Chargers used the selection on Kenneth Murray, linebacker out of Oklahoma.

The Chargers valued Murray as roughly equivalent of the 11th overall pick based on what they gave up to the Patriots.

The New England Patriots have agreed to sign Marqise Lee to a one-year deal.

Lee was released by the Jacksonville Jaguars on April 20th.

Lee played in only six games and had three catches for 18 yards after signing a four-year contract worth $34 million with $16.5 million guaranteed in March 2018. Lee miss the entire 2018 season with a torn ACL, MCL and PCL in his left knee.

John Lynch admitted that the San Francisco 49ers discussed acquiring Tom Brady this offseason.

Brady reportedly put out word to the 49ers that they would be his choice if they were interested. Brady grew up as a fan of the 49ers in the Bay Area. The 49ers would have had to make a corresponding move involving Jimmy Garoppolo to make room for Brady.

"When you're talking about one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time with Tom Brady, of course you're going to have some internal discussion," Lynch told Rich Eisen. "And then you hear rumors that hey, he'd like to come home, that kind of thing.

"So of course Kyle and I have discussions. We're always into getting better, so you always look at everything, especially a situation like that. But within a day or two, Kyle and I looked at each other and said, 'You know what, we really like what we have in Jimmy.' We love everything that he brings and we really believe it's a long-term answer. I would tell you we're more convinced than ever about who our quarterback is in Jimmy Garoppolo."

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have acquired Rob Gronkowski from theNew England Patriots.

"Pending the physical, Rob has agreed to play for Tampa this season," Drew Rosenhaus told Adam Schefter. "He will honor his current contract at this time."‬

The Patriots will receive a fourth-round draft pick while the Buccaneers also receive a seventh-round pick in the trade.

Rob Gronkowski has informed the New England Patriots that he wants to return to football.

However, the tight end wants to play alongside Tom Brady with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, according to a report.

The Patriots and Buccaneers have discussed a possible trade that would allow Gronkowski to play for Tampa.

The two teams reportedly could swap first-round picks as part of the deal.

The New England Patriots are adopting their Color Rush alternate uniforms as their primary uniform set moving forward.

Jen Ferron, the chief marketing officer of Kraft Sports and Entertainment, explained the rationale behind the change on the Patriots' website.

"As we started to think about the 2020 season and a new decade, we began to envision what we wanted our uniforms to reflect. The success of the 'Color Rush' uniform that we've worn for the past couple of years had us thinking that we didn't need to make real substantive changes, rather we could make modest changes to our home uniform and then use a complementary version with those same aesthetics for our away uniform," Ferron said.

The Patriots have a 6-1 record in the uniform since 2016.

New England will wear blue pants both home and away.

The betting market for the 2020 NFL season is beginning to take shape.

Caesars Sportsbook has released win totals and playoff odds for all 32 teams. One of the biggest surprises was the New England Patriots opening with a win total of 8.5, the team's lowest since 2003.

The Patriots under Bill Belichick and Tom Brady had been prolific for bettors, covering the spread in 59.6% of games and going 14-3-1 to the over against their win total since 2002.

Brady's new team, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, opened with a win total of 9.