Trade 1
October 17, 2009
Tampa Bay Buccaneers received 2010 2nd round pick (42nd overall; packaged with pick 153 to Oakland for pick 39, used on Arrelious Benn; New England later selected Rob Gronkowski at 42).
NFL Trade History
Rob Gronkowski NFL Trade History
TradeVerdicts connects Rob Gronkowski to 5 exact public NFL transactions involving Chicago Bears, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Las Vegas Raiders, New England Patriots, and Seattle Seahawks.
5 Recorded trades
5 Teams represented
2009–2020 Trade-history span
Teams in this profile: Chicago Bears Tampa Bay Buccaneers Las Vegas Raiders New England Patriots Seattle Seahawks
Player Transaction Context
Why Rob Gronkowski Appears in the Trade Database
This profile follows Rob Gronkowski across 5 recorded transactions from October 17, 2009 through April 21, 2020. Each connection below comes from the database relationship for that transaction rather than a name-only search.
Trade 2
April 22, 2010
Las Vegas Raiders received 2010 2nd round pick (42nd overall; traded to New England for 2010 picks 44 and 190, used on Lamarr Houston and Travis Goethel; New England later selected Rob Gronkowski at 42).
Trade 3
April 23, 2010
New England Patriots received 2010 2nd round pick (42nd overall, Rob Gronkowski).
Trade 4
April 29, 2019
New England Patriots received 2020 seventh-round pick (No. 241; later included in the Rob Gronkowski trade).
Trade 5
April 21, 2020
Tampa Bay Buccaneers received Rob Gronkowski.
Across this profile, the recorded verdicts are Tampa Bay Buccaneers Win; Las Vegas Raiders Win; New England Patriots Win; Seattle Seahawks Win. The timeline spans 2009–2020 and 5 represented teams.
How to Read This Profile
Trade History Overview
Every transaction below comes from an explicit player-to-trade relationship in the TradeVerdicts database. Name-only substring matching is not used.
The cards summarize the date, teams, assets, grades, and verdict. Open the full trade page for the complete analysis and sourcing context. Grading standards are explained in the TradeVerdicts methodology.
Chronological Timeline
5 Recorded Trades
Trade 1 of 5
Chicago Bears and Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Chicago sent its 2010 second-round pick to Tampa Bay for defensive end Gaines Adams in October 2009. Adams played only 10 games for the Bears before his unexpected death in January 2010, an outcome no team could have foreseen. Tampa Bay later packaged the No. 42 pick with No. 153 to move up for Arrelious Benn, so the Buccaneers gained value without turning the deal into a franchise-changing haul.
Assets Received
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Pick 2010 2nd round pick (42nd overall; packaged with pick 153 to Oakland for pick 39, used on Arrelious Benn; New England later selected Rob Gronkowski at 42)
Chicago Bears
- Player Gaines Adams
Team Grades
Trade 2 of 5
Las Vegas Raiders and Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Tampa Bay moved from No. 42 to No. 39 in 2010 for receiver Arrelious Benn, sending Oakland an additional fifth-round pick. Benn's career was derailed by injuries. Oakland turned No. 42 into picks 44 and 190, selecting Lamarr Houston and Travis Goethel, and used the fifth-round asset in the Kirk Morrison deal that helped produce Jacoby Ford. The Raiders converted the trade-down into substantially more value.
Assets Received
Las Vegas Raiders
- Pick 2010 2nd round pick (42nd overall; traded to New England for 2010 picks 44 and 190, used on Lamarr Houston and Travis Goethel; New England later selected Rob Gronkowski at 42)
- Pick 2010 5th round pick (153rd overall; packaged with Kirk Morrison to Jacksonville for 2010 pick 108, used on Jacoby Ford; Jacksonville later selected Austen Lane at 153)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Pick 2010 2nd round pick (39th overall, Arrelious Benn)
Team Grades
Trade 3 of 5
Las Vegas Raiders and New England Patriots
New England moved up only two spots, surrendering No. 44 and a sixth-rounder to Oakland for No. 42, then selected Rob Gronkowski. Oakland landed defensive lineman Lamarr Houston, a four-year starter who produced 16.5 sacks for the Raiders, plus linebacker Travis Goethel. That is respectable value, but Gronkowski became one of the defining tight ends in NFL history and a cornerstone of three Patriots championship teams, making New England the overwhelming winner.
Assets Received
Las Vegas Raiders
- Pick 2010 2nd round pick (44th overall, Lamarr Houston)
- Pick 2010 6th round pick (190th overall, Travis Goethel)
New England Patriots
- Pick 2010 2nd round pick (42nd overall, Rob Gronkowski)
Team Grades
Trade 4 of 5
New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks
Seattle acquired tight end Jacob Hollister from New England on April 29, 2019 for a 2020 seventh-round pick. Hollister became a useful receiving option, catching 66 passes for 558 yards and six touchdowns across the next two Seahawks seasons. New England later included pick No. 241 with Rob Gronkowski’s rights in the 2020 Tampa Bay trade, so the Patriots did recover transactional value from the selection.
Assets Received
Seattle Seahawks
- Player Jacob Hollister
New England Patriots
- Pick 2020 seventh-round pick (No. 241; later included in the Rob Gronkowski trade)
Team Grades
Trade 5 of 5
New England Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Tampa Bay acquired Rob Gronkowski and a seventh-round pick from New England for a fourth-round selection after Gronkowski came out of retirement to reunite with Tom Brady. Gronkowski delivered 1,425 receiving yards and 13 touchdowns over two regular seasons and caught two touchdowns in Tampa Bay's Super Bowl LV victory. New England used the fourth-round asset in a larger trade-up that produced Devin Asiasi and Justin Rohrwasser, neither of whom became a comparable contributor. Tampa Bay won overwhelmingly.
Assets Received
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Player Rob Gronkowski
- Pick 2020 7th round pick (241st overall, Chapelle Russell)
New England Patriots
- Pick 2020 4th round pick (139th overall; traded with picks 100 and 172 to Las Vegas for picks 91 and 159; Las Vegas selected Amik Robertson at 139)