Rob Gronkowski Reaches $1 Million Receiving Yards Incentive

Tampa’s tight end secured a significant contract incentive in Sunday's win over Carolina.

It was a lucrative Sunday for Rob Gronkowski. 

Tampa’s tight end tallied seven catches for 137 yards in a 41–17 win over the Panthers, and Gronkowski added a nice bonus on top of his annual salary.

Gronkowski’s big day in Tampa secured a $1 million contract incentive, per ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The future Hall-of-Fame tight end might not exactly be the player he used to be, but he proved he can still be plenty productive at 32 years old after posting a 55-catch season in 2021. 

Bucs’ TE Rob Gronkowski just caught his 7th pass today, and with his receiving yardage against the Panthers as well, he reached an additional $1 million in incentives.

Hit both 7 catches and over 85 yards today. $1M earned.

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) January 10, 2022

Gronkowski securing his contract incentive is notable after last week’s snafu with Antonio Brown. While an apparent argument over targets and receptions–which tied into Brown's own contract extensions–helped lead to a Week 17 walk-out, Gronkowski had no such problem reaching his incentive mark. A little help from an old friend appeared to help matters on Sunday. 

Tom Brady defied Bruce Arians and came back into game to help get Gronk his final catch for $500k incentive pic.twitter.com/bwwV8dZWDX

— Gifdsports (@gifdsports) January 10, 2022

The Buccaneers advanced to 13–4 in 2021 with Sunday’s victory. Tampa will play on wild-card weekend next week, though its opponent has yet to be determined.