Redskins | Chris Thompson thinks he’ll return to form

Washington Redskins RB Chris Thompson (leg) is confident he’ll be able to return to his former self once he’s fully healed from his broken leg. ‘So it’s just more of me being patient with it, with the rehab, and just kind of being smart,’ he said in a radio interview. ‘I’m known to want to progress as fast as I can, so I think if I just stay patient with the process and everything I should be back to what I was before.’

Patriots | Rob Gronkowski’s retirement thoughts ‘real’

New England Patriots TE Rob Gronkowski’s thoughts about retirement ever since the club’s loss in Super Bowl 52 on Sunday, Feb. 4, against the Philadelphia Eagles are ‘real,’ according to Albert Breer of SI.com. Gronkowski has been responsible with his finances, putting away most of his football money and living largely off his endorsement cash, and he’s taken an ‘absolute beating’ physically.