Rob Gronkowski has surprising response to Romeo Doubs taking his Patriots number

Imagn Images Eight jersey numbers are retired by the New England Patriots, and Rob Gronkowski’s 87 is ot among them. Arguably the greatest tight end of all time and certainly revered as the best to ever wear a Patriots jersey, his number is still fair game in New England. The Patriots signed wide receiver Romeo Doubs to a four-year, $68 million contract, and he chose to continue wearing No. 87, as he did with the Green Bay Packers. Gronkowski received no advanced notice of the number assignment, but his reaction may surprise some. “I wasn’t consulted at all, but I…