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Former New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski broke into a fit of giggles while appearing on Sundae Conversation with Caleb Pressley after hearing a joke about Bill Belichick's 24-year-old girlfriend, Jordon Hudson
Gronkowski has been vocal about his former Patriots coach’s relationship several times in the past, and even implied that Hudson might be a “distraction” for the North Carolina head coach
Belichick, 73, has maintained that his relationship with Hudson “doesn’t have anything to do with UNC football”
Rob Gronkowski had a hilarious reaction to hearing an unexpected joke about Bill Belichick's 24-year-old girlfriend, Jordon Hudson — and the whole exchange was caught on camera.
The former New England Patriots tight end, 36, appeared on the most recent episode of the YouTube series Sundae Conversation with Caleb Pressley, which was released on Sunday, May 18. During the discussion, the pair talked about everything from Gronkowski’s life post-retirement from football to the draft picks for the upcoming NFL season.
At one point during the light-hearted back and forth, Pressley, 32, said, “Bill’s picked up a 24-year-old.”
“The Buffalo Bills?” Gronkowski — a Buffalo-area native — asked.
“No,” Pressley replied, before deadpanning, “Have you met Coach Belichick's girlfriend?”
Gronkowski proceeded to break into a fit of giggles, later saying, “He got me. How did I fall for that one?”
In a recent interview with PEOPLE, Gronkowski revealed that he is “getting sick” of all the chatter surrounding his former Patriots coach’s personal life — and also said that he thinks he knows how Belichick can quell it.
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“Bill has to produce,” he said while on the red carpet at the YouTube Brandcast upfront on May 14. “And I'm going to be tuning in, and I want to see him win some games. Because if he wins some games, he'll shut everyone up. And that would be fun to see, man.”
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - DECEMBER 05: Bill Bellichick and Jordon Hudson attend The American Museum of Natural History's 2024 Museum Gala at American Museum of Natural History on December 05, 2024 in New York City.
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - DECEMBER 05: Bill Bellichick and Jordon Hudson attend The American Museum of Natural History's 2024 Museum Gala at American Museum of Natural History on December 05, 2024 in New York City.
Gronkowski also recently seemingly implied that Hudson has been a distraction for the 73-year-old University of North Carolina head coach.
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"You know, and in the back of your head … you're just thinking to yourself, '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,' " Gronkowski said during an interview with 98.5 The Sports Hub.
He 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."
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - FEBRUARY 08: (L-R) Bill Belichick and Jordan Hudson attend Michael Rubin's 2025 Fanatics Super Bowl Party at The Sugar Mill on February 08, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - FEBRUARY 08: (L-R) Bill Belichick and Jordan Hudson attend Michael Rubin's 2025 Fanatics Super Bowl Party at The Sugar Mill on February 08, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Belichick has been fielding numerous questions about his personal life recently, despite his insistence that his relationship with Hudson has nothing to do with his professional life.
On Tuesday, May 13, the coach told ESPN that his relationship with Hudson is “off to the side” and that “she doesn’t have anything to do with UNC football.”
On the same day, UNC athletic director Bubba Cunningham reconfirmed that Hudson has not been banned from the school's athletics department or its facilities, despite a report claiming the contrary.
"Bill's been great to work with," Cunningham told ESPN in a separate interview. "He talked about practicing like a pro and he runs a professional organization that is teaching students how to be professional in all aspects of their life. He is a very determined, professional individual, and that's the way he carries himself and the way he conducts the program."