All right, all thanks the sports bet. Then the thrill of a loft tom. I haven't met this man before, Rough Gronkowsky.

All right, all thanks the sports bet. Then the thrill of a loft tom. I haven't met this man before, Rough Gronkowsky.

We go way back twenty fourteen, Thursday night football first in New York Jets at Gillette Stadion in the r in Foxboro, Massachusetts in the rain. We won on a block field. Go that game, and if we won, you got to meet the players.

We go way back twenty fourteen, Thursday night football first in New York Jets at Gillette Stadion in the r in Foxboro, Massachusetts in the rain. We won on a block field. Go that game, and if we won, you got to meet the players.

Yes, met yourself, met Drell, Raves, met Tom As will say that was set up before the interview.

Yes, met yourself, met Drell, Raves, met Tom As will say that was set up before the interview.

But it wasn't.

But it wasn't.

Now, firstly, I'm just gonna ask you a few quick ones.

Now, firstly, I'm just gonna ask you a few quick ones.

Do you love the shit? I love the shirt man, the gronk spike. It's iconic. And that's actually my two years that I spent in Tampa Bay. And you got the Tampa Bay jersey on which is iconic as well. You know, I got the arm sleeve right there to cover up the you know, broken forearm, just to protect it, you know, throughout the years. But iconic shirt man. I appreciate the love.

Do you love the shit? I love the shirt man, the gronk spike. It's iconic. And that's actually my two years that I spent in Tampa Bay. And you got the Tampa Bay jersey on which is iconic as well. You know, I got the arm sleeve right there to cover up the you know, broken forearm, just to protect it, you know, throughout the years. But iconic shirt man. I appreciate the love.

How many people did you badly injure with that big shield you have?

How many people did you badly injure with that big shield you have?

You know, I didn't really use it as a weapon. It was more it was hating you though. Yeah, it was handy whenever I got hit there. It actually truly did protect my forearm because it did take some serious beings. You know, you can see the scar from here to here. I broke it two times. It was infected as well, and it was a process to come back from it. But it was really cool because there was like a carbon fiber plate over it. So every time I block someone, I got to go like that. And I just never felt, you know, any of that hits, any of the hitting, because I was just so protected by that carbon fiber play. So I used it as a weapon when I needed.

You know, I didn't really use it as a weapon. It was more it was hating you though. Yeah, it was handy whenever I got hit there. It actually truly did protect my forearm because it did take some serious beings. You know, you can see the scar from here to here. I broke it two times. It was infected as well, and it was a process to come back from it. But it was really cool because there was like a carbon fiber plate over it. So every time I block someone, I got to go like that. And I just never felt, you know, any of that hits, any of the hitting, because I was just so protected by that carbon fiber play. So I used it as a weapon when I needed.

You knew that I felt it. You didn't feel it, but I felt it.

You knew that I felt it. You didn't feel it, but I felt it.

Well.

Well.

Roll through a few of these. It was the top three greatest tight ends ever. You can include yourself if you want, right, you can exclude.

Roll through a few of these. It was the top three greatest tight ends ever. You can include yourself if you want, right, you can exclude.

I'm going to exclude myself. I'm going to go with you know, Tony Gonzalez h unbelievable tight end. I loved watching him as a child. You know, he was definitely one of my heroes at that position. Travis Kelsey, you can never count him out. What he has done, you know, in his play in the you know, in the postseason, along with his regular season performances as well. He's a clutch player and on top of that, I'm gonna go with this guy was actually one of my true favorites, Antonio Gates. I just loved his athleticism out in the field and just how smooth of a player he was and just how reliable his hands were. And congratulations to Antonio Gates. He was actually just inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame this year, and I'm really pumped for him. He deserves it.

I'm going to exclude myself. I'm going to go with you know, Tony Gonzalez h unbelievable tight end. I loved watching him as a child. You know, he was definitely one of my heroes at that position. Travis Kelsey, you can never count him out. What he has done, you know, in his play in the you know, in the postseason, along with his regular season performances as well. He's a clutch player and on top of that, I'm gonna go with this guy was actually one of my true favorites, Antonio Gates. I just loved his athleticism out in the field and just how smooth of a player he was and just how reliable his hands were. And congratulations to Antonio Gates. He was actually just inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame this year, and I'm really pumped for him. He deserves it.

Well, you might be behond him many many American athletes, and we hear about the I guess the bad stories struggle off the pro sports, whether it's possible football, We have the same struggles out of him. Heck, come, you've been able to flourish so well. It seems like you enjoy your post NFL career as much as you did you playing career.

Well, you might be behond him many many American athletes, and we hear about the I guess the bad stories struggle off the pro sports, whether it's possible football, We have the same struggles out of him. Heck, come, you've been able to flourish so well. It seems like you enjoy your post NFL career as much as you did you playing career.

Yeah, no doubt about that, man. I mean, I'm one of the lucky ones. Man. I had a lot of opportunities presented to me when I was done playing the game of football once I retired. You know, many guys don't really have those opportunities just get get presented to them like I have. And I've been taking advantage of it. And I was doing a couple of things while I was playing as well, which kind of prepared me for after life, you know, after the game of football. But you know, I'm loving what I'm doing, love shooting commercials. I'm out here in Australia with sports Bet, you know, here at the Blue Diamond Stakes day, just you know, representing sports Bet and I represent Fan Duel in the United States of America, which you know is the best company, you know in the United States, the best you know, sports betting company out there, no doubt about that. So you know, it's just fun, you know. I just love to bring the energy to the table and I feel like that's kind of what has helped me is that I'm just being myself. I was myself out on the football field. I'm just being myself after my post career as well, and it's just you know, keeps taking off for me, which is unbelievable. I'm very blessed to be in this situation. And I always have great teammates around me. Man, I had great teammates around me when I was on the New England Patriots, when I was on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, actually had the great teammates of all time, the greatest players of all time. And now I do as well with my new family, the Fox Family. You know, I got you know, the greatest broadcasters around me with Michael Strahan, you know, Terry Bradshaw, Howie Long, Jamie Johnson, Kurt Menefie. I mean, those guys are just so bright, you know, they're so witty, and they're just so on top of their game. So just to have greats around you elevates your game. It makes you look that much better too. So I always have people that are smarter and more qualified around you that it makes you look good.

Yeah, no doubt about that, man. I mean, I'm one of the lucky ones. Man. I had a lot of opportunities presented to me when I was done playing the game of football once I retired. You know, many guys don't really have those opportunities just get get presented to them like I have. And I've been taking advantage of it. And I was doing a couple of things while I was playing as well, which kind of prepared me for after life, you know, after the game of football. But you know, I'm loving what I'm doing, love shooting commercials. I'm out here in Australia with sports Bet, you know, here at the Blue Diamond Stakes day, just you know, representing sports Bet and I represent Fan Duel in the United States of America, which you know is the best company, you know in the United States, the best you know, sports betting company out there, no doubt about that. So you know, it's just fun, you know. I just love to bring the energy to the table and I feel like that's kind of what has helped me is that I'm just being myself. I was myself out on the football field. I'm just being myself after my post career as well, and it's just you know, keeps taking off for me, which is unbelievable. I'm very blessed to be in this situation. And I always have great teammates around me. Man, I had great teammates around me when I was on the New England Patriots, when I was on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, actually had the great teammates of all time, the greatest players of all time. And now I do as well with my new family, the Fox Family. You know, I got you know, the greatest broadcasters around me with Michael Strahan, you know, Terry Bradshaw, Howie Long, Jamie Johnson, Kurt Menefie. I mean, those guys are just so bright, you know, they're so witty, and they're just so on top of their game. So just to have greats around you elevates your game. It makes you look that much better too. So I always have people that are smarter and more qualified around you that it makes you look good.

I'm going to take that advice on Nada now Rice too. Today. Of course, we've heard a lot about Gronkowski the Horse, but you've got a competitor in a horse named beast Mode. Oh, Sewan Lynch, are you wired about basement man?

I'm going to take that advice on Nada now Rice too. Today. Of course, we've heard a lot about Gronkowski the Horse, but you've got a competitor in a horse named beast Mode. Oh, Sewan Lynch, are you wired about basement man?

I did hear about best Mode, and I heard about him yesterday because you know, Gronkowski the horse took you know, you know, not Gronkowski Horse, but Gronkowski took down beast Mode in the Super Bowl, in the twenty fifteen Super Bowl. It was actually ten years ago, Super Bowl forty nine, and I've I feel like that struggle is going to happen to beast Moode once again coming up here in a few hours right here, you know, at the call field, you know, race racehorse racetrack right here, and Besmo, he's basically he's a competitor. It's hard to take him down. But Gronkowski, that guy's fierce. He's relentless, and I think Gronkowski is gonna, you know, the horse is going to take down Beastmode the horse here today at the races.

I did hear about best Mode, and I heard about him yesterday because you know, Gronkowski the horse took you know, you know, not Gronkowski Horse, but Gronkowski took down beast Mode in the Super Bowl, in the twenty fifteen Super Bowl. It was actually ten years ago, Super Bowl forty nine, and I've I feel like that struggle is going to happen to beast Moode once again coming up here in a few hours right here, you know, at the call field, you know, race racehorse racetrack right here, and Besmo, he's basically he's a competitor. It's hard to take him down. But Gronkowski, that guy's fierce. He's relentless, and I think Gronkowski is gonna, you know, the horse is going to take down Beastmode the horse here today at the races.

I lock it.

I lock it.

I like it.

I like it.

What's the greatest thing you've ever been Asta Spock? I saw you doing some uh some examples before. What's the strangest thing?

What's the greatest thing you've ever been Asta Spock? I saw you doing some uh some examples before. What's the strangest thing?

I would say a watermelon? So it was really strange at first, but then it actually turned into one of the coolest things I've ever spiked, because it explodes all over the place. Uh and and it's just cool to see all the bits and pieces of it as well. And the more pieces that are flown all over the place, that are flung everywhere, well guess what that means. There was more power to that grink spike, So it was awesome. And then you get to eat a little bit of a watermelon as well. If you're thirsty and you're pretty strong. Good, you're very strong, dude.

I would say a watermelon? So it was really strange at first, but then it actually turned into one of the coolest things I've ever spiked, because it explodes all over the place. Uh and and it's just cool to see all the bits and pieces of it as well. And the more pieces that are flown all over the place, that are flung everywhere, well guess what that means. There was more power to that grink spike, So it was awesome. And then you get to eat a little bit of a watermelon as well. If you're thirsty and you're pretty strong. Good, you're very strong, dude.

I feel like you are three reps at the combine, which is one hundred kilos for us. All right, twenty five pounds? How many could you do today?

I feel like you are three reps at the combine, which is one hundred kilos for us. All right, twenty five pounds? How many could you do today?

All right? Man? You know it kind of sucks getting older, man, like you lose your speed, you lose your strength a little bit. Uh. You know, I could do about eight to ten right now.

All right? Man? You know it kind of sucks getting older, man, like you lose your speed, you lose your strength a little bit. Uh. You know, I could do about eight to ten right now.

Nice, I haven't got it. I haven't got I'm not going to ask you to do it.

Nice, I haven't got it. I haven't got I'm not going to ask you to do it.

I'm glad. I'm glad because I would have to. I would actually have to, you know, prepare myself for a week or two, and then I would be able to get eat the ton of them. Nice. Yeah, so you can do about two?

I'm glad. I'm glad because I would have to. I would actually have to, you know, prepare myself for a week or two, and then I would be able to get eat the ton of them. Nice. Yeah, so you can do about two?

Yeah, maybe three, I don't know.

Yeah, maybe three, I don't know.

I feel like you can do more, like look at those alright? Six or seven? All right? There we go. That last question is being too humble.

I feel like you can do more, like look at those alright? Six or seven? All right? There we go. That last question is being too humble.

Last question. So sports bet puners today are going to share in a million dollars. Those who back the winner of the Blue Diamond are going to share in a million dollars.

Last question. So sports bet puners today are going to share in a million dollars. Those who back the winner of the Blue Diamond are going to share in a million dollars.

But what is it like?

But what is it like?

We've seen the video online. It's gone viral a million, two, five, ten million times. What's it like to catch a pass for one million dollars like you did in Tampa Bay.

We've seen the video online. It's gone viral a million, two, five, ten million times. What's it like to catch a pass for one million dollars like you did in Tampa Bay.

Oh? Yes, it's special. I mean it is really special, no doubt about that. Uh, you know, I wasn't I wasn't really thinking about it at all. It kind of just happened naturally, and I needed one more catch to hit an incentive to make an extra million dollars, which was special. I actually want to give thanks to the Buccaneers organization for allowing me to hit the incentives as well, because we were crushing them that game and it was the last game of the year and all the starters got pulled, but they kept me in for one extra play and designed me to run a to run a flat route which is an easy route to run. Had a nice little catch, you know from top bread. Yes, I sure did. You know. I just can't help myself, man, I just love to run over defenders. It's just what I do. I don't like to go down, I don't like to get tackled. And it was just a really cool moment. And then what made it so special is I couldn't have done that without my teammates. You know, and without the coaches giving me that opportunity. So I brought the whole entire offense out the dinner and paid for the whole entire dinner tab, which was really cool. It was it was boy, it wasn't as expensive as an incentive.

Oh? Yes, it's special. I mean it is really special, no doubt about that. Uh, you know, I wasn't I wasn't really thinking about it at all. It kind of just happened naturally, and I needed one more catch to hit an incentive to make an extra million dollars, which was special. I actually want to give thanks to the Buccaneers organization for allowing me to hit the incentives as well, because we were crushing them that game and it was the last game of the year and all the starters got pulled, but they kept me in for one extra play and designed me to run a to run a flat route which is an easy route to run. Had a nice little catch, you know from top bread. Yes, I sure did. You know. I just can't help myself, man, I just love to run over defenders. It's just what I do. I don't like to go down, I don't like to get tackled. And it was just a really cool moment. And then what made it so special is I couldn't have done that without my teammates. You know, and without the coaches giving me that opportunity. So I brought the whole entire offense out the dinner and paid for the whole entire dinner tab, which was really cool. It was it was boy, it wasn't as expensive as an incentive.

That well, thanks to sports Bet. Thanks to you for coming down. Appreciate it, my man.

That well, thanks to sports Bet. Thanks to you for coming down. Appreciate it, my man.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Good to see you eleven years after the fact. It was good to meet you the first time and great to meet you. Don't get out of the sun.

Good to see you eleven years after the fact. It was good to meet you the first time and great to meet you. Don't get out of the sun.

It's been a pleasure man. Thank you, Appreciate it.

It's been a pleasure man. Thank you, Appreciate it.