Rob Gronkowski attends FanDuel's Super Bowl Party Powered by Spotify on February 07, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Jordon Hudson attends the 2025 Fanatics Super Bowl Party at The Sugar Mill on February 08, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Rob Gronkowski attends FanDuel's Super Bowl Party Powered by Spotify on February 07, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Jordon Hudson attends the 2025 Fanatics Super Bowl Party at The Sugar Mill on February 08, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
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Rob Gronkowski joked about his former coach and Jordon Hudson's relationship
The retired New England Patriots star initially defended the former college cheerleader's role in an interview Bill Belichick gave to CBS
Gronk calls the age difference between the 73-year-old and the 24-year-old "funny"
Gronk went there!
Days after declaring the relationship between Bill Belichick and Jordon Hudson a “distraction,” retired NFL star Rob Gronkowski doubled down on his perspective about his former coach and the former college cheerleader.
At the Fox upfronts on Monday, May 12, the former New England Patriots tight end had an unexpected rejoinder after a fellow presenter on stage joked about Rupert Murdoch’s first upfront.
“Well, of course, back in 1962, Fox wasn’t even a twinkle in Rupert Murdoch’s eye,” Fox News analyst Harris Faulkner said. “Fox didn’t begin broadcasting until 1986.”
Gronkowski — who turns 36 on May 14 — quipped: “Well, in 1986, Coach Belichick’s girlfriend wasn’t a twinkle in her father’s eye.”
The Hall of Famer’s comments come less than a week after Gronkowski publicly shared his opinion about the couple, calling the age difference between the 73-year-old coach and his 24-year-old girlfriend “funny.”
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"You know, and in the back of your head, too, you're just thinking to yourself as well, 'When you were on the Patriots, the whole goal was to eliminate all the distractions that can possibly happen while you're on the team,' " the former tight end said in an interview on 98.5 The Sports Hub.
Gronkowski continued, "And don't bring those distractions to the team and in the locker room, and we're just looking down at the program in North Carolina and it feels like there are just distractions 24/7 down there. There's no football talk as well."
The retired pro athlete was initially supportive when commenting on the controversial relationship.
While on their podcast Dudes on Dudes last month, Gronk and former teammate Julian Edelman showed solidarity for Belichick, who has come under scrutiny following the awkward interview he gave to CBS.
“People are giving an unfair reality of what’s going on,” Edelman, 38, argued, explaining that Hudson was acting as a “representative” when she was shown on camera interrupting correspondent Tony Dokoupil’s interview on CBS Sunday Morning.
Bill Belichick, Jordon Hudson at the 14th Annual NFL Honors held at Saenger Theatre on February 06, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Bill Belichick, Jordon Hudson at the 14th Annual NFL Honors held at Saenger Theatre on February 06, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
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Gronkowski agreed that Hudson was acting as the University of North Carolina football coach’s representative — and then made a joke regarding her name and the school.
“No one’s really putting this together,” Gronk cracked, as the screen flashed a picture of Michael Jordan playing for the team in the 80s. “When your name is Jordon and you’re on the University of North Carolina Tar Heels campus, you’re God.”