Rob Gronkowski is prepared for absolutely anything the “Fox NFL Sunday” crew throws his manner, even pretend segments about fictional soccer gamers.
That’s what occurred to the four-time Tremendous Bowl champ throughout a earlier day on the job, with the pregame crew recapping Sunday how they pranked Gronkowski into discussing a non-existent Cowboys tight finish named Wealthy Russo.
“He thought we have been going reside with an additional phase. All people at Fox is aware of this isn’t actual — apart from Gronk,” Fox NFL insider Jay Glazer defined. “The premise was, I used to be going to ‘break information’ that the Cowboys have been activating this nice Professional Bowl tight finish who doesn’t exist and Gronk has to go on what he thinks is reside TV to speak about this tight finish.”
The Fox crew, comprised of Gronkowski, Glazer, Terry Bradshaw, Michael Strahan, Howie Lengthy and Curt Menefee, are subsequent proven on set, with Strahan suggesting they need to talk about Russo subsequent.
Glazer then opens up about Russo’s activation whereas Gronkowski — who performed tight finish for the Patriots and Buccaneers throughout 11 seasons — stays quiet as his co-hosts hype the phantom participant.
“That’s large as a result of Russo is an entire game-changer, takes a lot strain off [Cowboys quarterback] Dak [Prescott], takes a lot strain off the run sport, nice blocker, nice receiver,” Strahan gushes as Gronkowski takes within the intel.
Menefee then places Gronkowski on the spot, asking the place he ranks a participant of Russo’s caliber among the many league’s tight ends.
“Uh, he’s been out for a bit bit so he could be a bit rusty coming again, however I feel they’re going to provide him the alternatives, that’s for positive, but in addition they bought [tight end Jake] Ferguson as nicely in order that they’re going to be a 1-2 combo,” he mentioned.
As Gronkowski lauded Ferguson, Brashaw turned the dialog again to Russo.
“He’s the one man within the league that has two fingers lacking on his proper hand, that’s why he’s been out, and he’s again now,” the Steelers nice mentioned, to which Gronkowski interjected, “So is that going to have an effect on him when he’s catching a cross?”
Gronkowski saved the dialog going as his colleagues dropped their poker faces, erupting into laughter as Menefee revealed the ruse.
“Whoa! I used to be questioning,” a clearly shocked Gronkowski mentioned. “I used to be going to say, proper when it was accomplished, ‘Guys, I’ve by no means heard of Wealthy Russo in my life.’”
Gronkowski mentioned on Sunday’s present how the crew had his “head spinning,” and that he’s discovered two issues from the ordeal.
“That I’m a humorous man and quantity two, that I’m all the time prepared,” he quipped.
Gronkowski initially joined Fox Sports activities in 2019 following his first NFL retirement.
He teamed up with the community once more in 2022 after calling it a profession following the 2021 season.
