The New England Patriots and Rob Gronkowski have agreed to restructure the star tight end's contract for the 2017 season, reports ESPN's Adam Schefter, citing Gronkowski's agent, Drew Rosenhaus.
Under the terms of the restructure, Gronkowski can become the league's highest-paid tight end if he hits certain performance or playing-time benchmarks. He was slated to earn $5.75 million.
Schefter outlined how Gronkowski's deal is structured for 2017:
1st tier, which gets him to $10.75M either 90 percent play time or 80 catches or 1,200 receiving yards or All Pro - and he's made all pro four times.
2nd tier to $8.75M: he has to get 80 percent play time or 70 catches or 1,000 receiving yards or 12 TDs.
3rd tier takes him to $6.75M is 70 percent play time, 60 receptions, 800 receiving yards or 10 TDs.