 Jets and Jacks tonight, Pro Bowl, Schmoble, we have Gronk, Gronk, Gronk, Gronkowski, part of the FanDuel family, huge news this morning, and he is here. Stay tuned, let's go. The one and only four-time Super Bowl champion. Oh, here we are, are we looking here? We're looking here? Am I looking here? Okay, got it. Four-time Super Bowl champion. He's been to a couple Pro Bowls, and actually he's playing in Super Bowls. Instead of going to those Pro Bowls, that's okay, Rob Gronkowski is part of the FanDuel family. We all found out this morning that's a bit of breaking news that we have and that we are excited about. So yes, that is certainly it. And then before we get into it, let's take a look at this. What have we got? All right, Eagles head coach Nick Siriani says he does not expect quarterback Jalen Hertz to play Saturday against the Cowboys. Easy there, easy there, Waterworks. Easy there, we love a Minshu. We love a Minshu here on the show. We are Minshu Maniacs here on the program. We have a special TNF edition of Hammer Time Matthew Hamilton breaking down Trevor Lawrence ahead of tonight's Jets Jags game. Beat on the lookout for CJ Uzama and Mike White who told us they were dressing as Jack Skeleton. I've never seen a nightmare before Christmas. Is it good? Looks absolutely terrifying. Something I would not enjoy at all. But those two will waltz on into the Amazon Thursday night football game and doing that. And we also have Eric Weddle here to deliver his gritless. I'd like to see if we can get Eric Weddle and Gronk on the camera together. Give him some time. I remember a battle between the two. Didn't Gronk score a couple touchdowns on Eric Weddle? I know Eric has admitted that he's the best head end he's ever seen out there. So we'll see about that. But let's talk about this, guys. Nick Sirianni just announced that Garner Minshu getting the start. It's going to be hard to replace their Pro Bowl quarterback in those 35 total touchdowns he scored this year. But hopefully it's just a short term thing. Remember everyone out there. And good morning to you. I can't remember Gronk's part of the Vanderbilt family. I'm so excited. Here's what I want you to remember. By the way, Lane Johnson giving Gronk the googly eyes when he said he was bored yesterday. He wants him to come down to Philadelphia. Those Eagles need one more win over the final three weeks, just one win, to lock it up. Cement their place in the NFC East and the number one seat in the NFC overall. So it is time to talk about now. I mean, you guys can tweet us, app up an Adam Show. How are we doing with this guy? Are we getting this guy to work at some point? Richard, how are we doing? In the break? Kind of, but not really. Because now there's tons of commotion and things going on. How are we feeling? Not going to happen. Okay. So now it's time for something we do on the show every week. We usually don't do it on a Thursday ahead of a big T and F game. But there are a bunch of things I think we're underreacting to in the NFL. We're putting a bow on week 15 and looking ahead, I think. And I mentioned this on the show and Hamilton is out there. And I don't often get Hamilton looking at me like, okay, that's a great point you just made there. And he did. And it's when I said that the bills losing Vaughn Miller and still being tops in the AFC is pretty incredible. Nobody's talking about this. This was the piece. This was the finishing touch, the icing on the cake that was brought into transform and elevate a defense that had a glaring hole at pass rusher to push them over the edge from contending to being, we're switching, a Super Bowl champ. And he goes down and it is a huge blow. But they lose him. It happens on Thanksgiving. Since then, if you think about it, they've gone four or no. They're undefeated. All four teams they've beaten are 500 or better. The last three of those wins have been against division rivals. And this was a bill team that we were like, win a win a game in your division, the whole first half of the season. Can you can you beat somebody in the AFC East? And here's the thing, Vaughn Miller leaves and the other guys on the defense have stepped up. You're taking a look at what this D is done. They're ranked inside the top 10 in nearly every defensive category in Vaughn's absence, scoring defense. Let's see, total defense in the red zone. And well, a big part of that has been the return of Trey White, which I was banging on the table. Like when is he back? Brian Barton, our bills fan here who literally loves him so much that he wears an awful vest, an awful puffy dad's vest with that buffalo bill on it every week, every other day on this program. He loves him so much. We wanted Trey White back. We were worried about all of this. The veterans on the defense are holding it down. We're also seeing the youngsters 2021 first round or Greg Rousseau seizing the opportunity, filling the void created by Vaughn's injury in the last three games. Let's give a little, let's hear a little noise for Rousseau please. Thank you. He's been wreaking havoc. Two sacks, strip sack, four quarterback hits, two battered passes, and a few huge important pivotal run stops. And listen, well, Bonn-Miller may not be able to make his presence on the field. We heard our social artists started August 18th or something. So really? I go August 18th. He goes September 6th. Is that true? All right. Well, either way, somebody, I remember we had a lot of guests on talking about the addition of Bonn-Miller a lot of like having Maddie up with Buffalo covering the bills and talking about what he does with his pass rushing academy and what he does to bring guys up and what he was going to do to these young workies. And it has played out perfectly. Their plan has worked incredibly. His impact on Rousseau may just be the thing that's going to keep this team in contention. I'll let Mr. Sean McDermott take it away while I get my foot out of my mouth. Followed everything that Bonn did, you know, in terms of watching, listening, learning, taking notes. He was in Bonn's hip pocket. Rousseau drafted in the first round last year. He was drafted to give that pass rush an edge. We know his potential is through the roof. If Bonn's influence can sort of help him reach at the osmosis effect being around him, whatever, and Van Miller being so generous, so willing to teach and perform at that level with those expectations, a Super Bowl champion, a bonafide guy. And if Greg can, by extension, help these bills win a Super Bowl, that $120 million deal will be worth every single penny. And that is something I myself and everyone kind of went, it is. It is what's happening up there in Buffalo. And just the fact that they lose, name me a team that's at the top of their conference that loses their big addition, their centerpiece, that all of a sudden still is on top. I don't know if the Bengals lose Jamar Chase, are we still talking? But maybe, maybe, we saw them do well without him. But I'm not convinced. I'm not convinced, especially when their glaring weakness was pass rush going into this season. It's why they didn't beat the Chiefs. It's why they needed to pay him $126 million. It was $120 or $126 million. There's a lot of millions. I mean, does the six even matter at that point? Yeah, I think it's the same amount that Fanduul played Gronk. Okay, let's number two. You guys can hit us up at Up and Atom Show. Gronk is on the way on the show. We'll talk about his new deal with Fanduul entering the Fanduul family. I mean, him and Charles Barkley. Those are two characters. Fanduul likes the characters. We like it. I do think we're underreacting to the Chiefs. I've talked about my homes where we are normalizing greatness. But there's an incredible story here with Chiefs running back to Eric McKinnon. What a story. I think people forget. We are a few years removed from wondering whether or not we'd ever see him play football again. Do we not remember 2018-2019 pre-pandemic? He was with the Niners. He tears his ACL and things didn't look good. But he's back and he's been absolutely thriving. This is his 30-year-old season. Shout out to 30-year-olds doing their thing. He was a hero. The Chiefs' overtime went in Houston on Sunday. He had 52 on the ground, 70 through the air. Two touchdowns including the walk-off winner and a two-point conversion. This came after he reacted 134 total yards and two touchdowns in the game against the Broncos. So he is playing with so much confidence right now and he's brought that into this Chiefs huddle. Listen to this. No, we were coming into the huddle and obviously we were running a four-minute ball and they're stacking the box. So it was a little tough. Pat was like, he looked at me, he said, two hands on the ball, let's go. I said, I'm about to score. Juju looked at me, he said, I got your block, bro. Just when you find me, when you get out there, it worked out exactly like that. I made it to the second level and I literally ran off of Juju's block and was able to score. So it was just crazy. It worked out like that, man. Power of the time, man. It's crazy. He was going crazy after that touchdown. You love to see it because it means something more to him. He's now has a career high in receiving yards. He's second on the team to only Travis Kelsey and touchdown catches. This is, you know, Tyree kill leaves. Where is Mahomes? Mahomes is going to Jerick McKinnon. He is the most trusted outlet and I think it's special to see after everything that we know that he's dealt with and been through. It has to be rock bottom having an injury like that. What am I going to do with my career? And then this bounce back in his latest season. It's amazing and good luck trying to stop this chief's offense, by the way. Finally, we're underreacting to something that I definitely was not on my radar and that is the Washington commanders. Heineke's influence has been impressive, right? This team is now five and two and one since taking over as the starter and they are in the thick of the playoff race and I've never really considered them to be honest, a contender at any point this year. But when enough people start telling me something, I've learned to listen. First it was Brandon Marshall last Friday with this that he said. I also like the commanders. I think the commanders could be the 2005 pitch first. They didn't get seven and five and then all of a sudden they go into your place, Chicago, Soldier Field. They whip up on the beers and then they go on this legendary run and then they find themselves in the Super Bowls and get the Seattle Seahawks and they win the Super Bowl. I say that because there's always one dark course every year. One team that we never thought would do it. So Brandon says something sometimes and I'm like, oh, so I did. I thought about it and I was like, no. And then yesterday, it was Joe Hayden. Commanders, like you said, Heineke is getting it done. I don't know what anybody says. He just buys woman people's butts and then he's getting Jordan's in the color of the team that he beat. I think that's one of the coolest things I've heard of in a long time. Jordan's are the key. I'm a Heineke fan and he is. So I think there's a team that can sneak in and nobody's thinking about it would be the commanders. I was legit speechless when he said, I still kind of am. But Taylor Heineke, once you pay attention to, he has commanded the attention of his teammates, the fans. And as you just saw, former stars in a league as well. And it's everything together. It's what they're doing. I mean, look what happened yesterday with Reeves would have been an insane viral clip. That was a brought tears to all of our eyes here on the show. But it's the whole persona. This didn't bring tears to my eyes. This reminds me of Rob Gronkowski, the beer chugging at the Caps game. It's all of it. It's the, the matching Jordans that Joe Hayden was talking to us about this celebrating or roughing the pastor penalty. It's the underdog story of the engineer from Old Dominion going from the XFL to a winning NFL quarterback. And we love it. And there's something special going on here. And it's causing people that have been around the game for years and around the league for a very long time to maybe not take the popular storylines and whatever and, and to buy in on this. So Eagles, Niners, Vikings, Cowboys, you're on notice. Don't sleep on Washington. Washington commanders and, and with the help of guests on up and Adam's show have helped me see what could be that dark horse team. All right, we got to take a break because Rob Gronkowski is here enough of me talking. Okay, nobody wants to hear long. We go Rob Gronkowski on the show. Okay. Now people are going to be like, is he going to go to the dolphins? He's wearing the, he's wearing the aquamarine. That's, I don't know. I don't know. This tweet from Rob Gronkowski shook the world. Major waves yesterday on the interwebs. A lot of speculation on what could this mean? Well, people, we got our answer this morning. Hey, put this phone call. Yeah, I'm ready to rock and roll. I'll see you soon. All right, let's bring him in right now. Four times Super Bowl champion, four times all promissors, Yosui Fiesta himself, Rob Gronkowski. Hello. Hey, Kay, how you doing? I'm so good. Congratulations. This is major news. Yes, yes, it is. I partnered up with Fandall. It is definitely major news. And let me, let me tell you last night with the tweet, I'm kind of bored with the emoji. It has definitely caused, I wouldn't really say the problems, but it has definitely caused an uproar on what was next with myself. What the funniest part about it was my agent. He's definitely Super Agent, Drew Rosenhaus. Yeah. He texted me within 30 minutes of the tweet. That's how on top of the game he is. He loves football. He lives. He breathes football 24 seven. He hit me up and wrote, Rob, are you really bored? Do you want me to start calling teams for you? And I'm like, Drew, you're like number one Super Agent. You proved it once again. Every year you prove it, but he was on top of his game that quick. And I just started laughing like, no, Drew, you know, I'm not playing, but he just still wanted to see me out there and call some teams, which was great. The legend, Drew Rosenhaus. Listen, fans were so excited for the past 24 hours. And then some of them let down a little bit because this, you know, it's you, everyone wants you to join their team. Reggie Jackson said, yo, you need to call top Lane Johnson's giving you the googly eyes sports illustrated Caesars, by the way, which I think is funny. Haha jokes on you. Question for you. Rob Gronkowski, now fan dual partner. We're celebrating that all the morning. Did any NFL teams reach out to you? Oh, since the tweet. All right. Since the tweet. Yes, two teams reached out. Since the tweet. It was unbelievable. I don't say who, but yeah, there was two teams. It was, it was pretty nuts to me that everyone actually saw the tweet. Like it shows how far social media can go and how quick it can travel because I barely tweet actually. I just tweet, you know, once in a while, but like, I'm kind of bored. And just people took that as I was coming back to the football right away. And it was just mind blowing actually how my agent hit me up. Two teams hit me up. Like it was just, it was just crazy. And my friends actually were hitting me up too. They're like, bro, are you really going back to football? Like I don't see that, you know, I don't see that happening news. I was like, yeah, man, you know, I'm not there. Like you're a genius. I was like, I'm signing. I'm announcing I'm signing with fan dual tomorrow. They're like, man, what a play you're doing. I'm like, it really wasn't that big of a play. It was just a little tweet. So, so when Bill Belichick called you, did you guys catch up on family and stuff too? Or? Oh yeah, we talked about our Christmas plans, you know, what he's doing with his dog. His think his dog Nike, he want his dog wants to meet my dog Ralphie. He wanted to build some snowmen, you know, put the care as the nose, all that good stuff. Gronk, Gronk, were the two teams that just, were the two teams that called you, teams that you played for? Possibly, impossibly not. I'm going to, you know, I, you know, I don't give answers away. Not like that. Drew Rosenhouse is calling right now saying, don't you dare tell her. Just put it this way. Drew wanted to call every team. That's what he wanted to do. But I love that two teams called you and I know which two teams they are based on this conversation, which I love, but you know what? No, you don't, no you don't. Well, they lose either way. Whoever called you because you're part of the Fandull family. So it's you, me, Pat McAfee, Jordan Spieth, Charles Barkley. That's a hell of a little Christmas dinner, Rob. Yes, that is. That's a family right there. We're going to all have to get together soon and toast the Fandull and have some holiday, have a holiday dinner with all of us. Of course. Rob, so it's over, huh? Like it's, it's, you look like you're happy celebrating. Is it really over? No playoff, Gronk. Will you play professional football again? No, no. I'm not playing this year. I mean, I, I can't, you know, tell you what I'm going to do next year or the year after. You never know. There could be a slight chance. They're like, it's like the dumb and dumber. So you're saying there's a chance. So you're saying there's a chance. And yes, I'm saying there's a chance. But like, like that, like a little chance like that. But what was wild though was yesterday I put that tweet up like I'm kind of bored, but actually I'm not even bored at all. Like I've been doing a lot of things. I stay busy. I had a great shoot that I'm not really supposed to talk about. Yeah. So I'm not going to say anything else. I've been having great shoots. I've been working, you know, being an analyst as well, which has been going great. And I've also been staying busy with activities. I've been, you know, practicing basketball a lot. I've been doing pickleball a lot. Okay. This is a great activity, great workout. And I've been lifting still working out, running a little bit. I just like to stay in shape. My dad, obviously it's through my family and my dad's been in the fitness industry for 32 years. Now he's been selling fitness equipment. So it's just in my blood to stay in shape, to do activities and just to stay active. And another thing I did actually yesterday, I got to give back. I went to the Children's Hospital in Springfield, Massachusetts, the Shriners Hospital. I got to meet with eight kids. I went to the store. I bought each kid two pairs of shoes. I gave them a signed buck in the years jersey, a signed Patriots football, because I wasn't sure, you know, it wasn't massive. I wanted them to have a Patriots gear too and also a Tampa gear too. So I also gave them one of my brother's ice shakers so they can put their drink in wherever they are. And let me tell you what a blast it was to see a smile on the kids' faces. It was one of the best things I've done in quite a long time. Well, Gronk, you can't really say that because you're always doing good stuff. Like when I was up in New England covering the Patriots, I would talk about it on that little sports show that I did. They're like, Gronk, he's a caricature and he does this and the crews. But you are so generous, honestly. You really are. You have such a big heart. You're always giving back, whether it's the $1.2 million you donated last year. People don't talk about this enough. You helped renovate a Boston playground. You've got the partnership with the USAA donating military vehicles to military veterans that are in need. And this season, we have footage of that. You dressed up. You didn't just go. You went all the way. Take a look. Let me come on. Gronk. Thank you to Santa Claus for sending Robbie G. the elf here to Springfield Shriners Children's Hospital. The kids were so excited. I was excited. They were so happy to receive all their gifts. They had so much joy. Thank you, Santa, for sending us here. Thank you to Springfield Shriners Hospital here. All the staff and everyone. It was the best day ever. Happy holidays and Merry Christmas. So when you say you're keeping busy, I mean, that's what you're doing. That's what you were about as a play, a young player. You were about that. And what keeps you wanting to give back like that? Yeah, it's always about giving back. I mean, everyone always supported, you know, every Sunday, there would be 80,000 fans coming to the stadium to support, you know, whatever team I was on to support myself as well. And also going to the Patriots. Mr. Kraft has established, you know, giving back to the community. And that just embroiled right into my blood from the very beginning when I joined the Patriots. And they just have a great program over there that has just settled in into my heart and just saw what the Patriots were doing, what Mr. Kraft was doing, just giving back every single Tuesday during the season and just saw how special that was. So I've just continued it from, you know, my Patriot days, going to Tampa and also now not playing just finding ways to give back, you know, especially to the kids. I just had such a great, you know, childhood. I had so many friends around to play with. I had all the equipment, even though it was hand-me-downs for my brother, I still had all the equipment for hockey, for baseball, for football, for whatever it was. So I just love to give back to the kids and give them the opportunity that I had to succeed and to the next level. Especially, I mean, I'm looking at some, I need you to fact check something. I saw this on Instagram earlier and speaking of the holidays and you come from such a big family, is it true, just fact check some of this stuff for me, is it true that your family spent Christmas Eve 1996 in the emergency room because you got in the mini sticks battle with your brother Goose in the basement, he had to get six stitches? Yeah, so there was actually film of this out there too. My mom finally found the film because she was filming it. And my brother was going across the middle with his hockey stick. He was very young, but it was all out. Like there was checks allowed, there was everything allowed. And I absolutely leveled him. He went flying. I think the stick, it was the stick that went across his chin or his chin hit the ground. It was either I gotta, I gotta review the film, but yeah, my mom went right to the hospital broke open his chin. He had six stitches. So that's just one of the legendary stories about us growing up. Your mom is a legend. Your mom is an absolute legend. Oh, 100% she is. And she actually has this amazing book that she just came out with this year called Outnumbered and it told, it explains the whole book is about how she managed all five of us because there's five sons she had and how she brought us to all the practices, how she fed us because my, my, my mom was just a workhorse with us. My dad was working and my mom managed us to make sure we were, but every structure that we had our food that we had lunch that we had dinner and just the whole book is about how she did it. And it's just an unbelievable read. Rob, I want, can we bring her on the show sometime? Actually 100% she would love to come on the show. And that, that is the best Christmas idea ever. And that's going to be your Christmas present as well. I'm going to tell her she's going on the show. She would love it. And okay, we're following through with that. She's going on this show. I would love 100%. She deserves that kind of presence after getting you a space jam comforter for Christmas in 1996. Yeah. What's funny is that my football coach, not my gym teacher who was, who was my football coach for JV football, he came over one day because we were really good friends with Mr. Jacobs and he saw my space jam, what space jam comforter and he just started making fun of me. And I still remember that to this day. Rob, that's amazing. In honor of you dressing as an elf, so as in honor of Robbie the elf, let's say we're going to play a little game called Elfit or Shelfit. I'll give you a topic and you tell me whether you're into it when you Elfit or if you're not into it, in which case we Shelfit. Okay. All right, let's do it. I like it. First up, it's the holidays, which means love is in the air of course. Mistletoe, is it still a thing? Are we Elfit or Shelfing it? Oh, I haven't heard of all the Mistletoe in quite some years. So we're going to Shelfit. You're not into the kissing of Mistletoe. I'm into it. Shelfit, it's out. Sorry. Listen, nobody sailed the open sea quite like you with the Gronkh party crews. It's been a while. Elfit or Shelfit, Gronkh party crews. Oh man, the party crews was a one-off. So we're going to Shelf the party crews. But we do have Gronkh Beach now, which actually Gronkh Beach is going down at the Super Bowl again this year on Saturday. So the Gronkh Beach is alive, but the party crews, that was a one and done. That was pretty wild. That was a one and done. So we're Shelfing that one. I love your quotes from that post party crews. You're like, I don't know how we did that. I don't know how that, I don't remember what happened on that thing. Next up, Gronkh, TikTok. Are you in on TikTok? It's kind of hard to do. Here you are, TikToking. Are you Elfinite or Shelfing it? I'm Elfinite. TikTok is one of the most legendary social media apps out there right now. I'm definitely Elfinite. I definitely need help with making the videos. I get help with making the videos and all the trends that are going on, but I love the videos that are out there. It's for the kids as well. The kids love TikTok. They do all the kids. All the kids love it. Now, you have flirted with this before. Rob Gronkowski, the wrestling star. You, of course, ended your relationship because you came back to the NFL. Elfin or Shelfit? Ever again? You know, it's on the shelf right now, but you never know that Elf could go on to the shelf and take it off the shelf. So it's kind of an in-between. So maybe in the future, it's kind of like football. You just don't know. You just don't know. I'm always ready. I'm staying in shape. You just never know. So that's kind of like, it's on the shelf, but it may be out in the future. Okay. And then there's the number 69. It really had a moment with Rob Gronkowski during your playing days. Are you still in on it? Are we Elfin or Shelfing the number 69? Actually, it just came back. And I can tell you this. One of the teams that wanted me to come back sent me a picture of me in a uniform wearing number 69 and told me that I could be number 69. This was two days ago. If I come back, I could be number 69 and check in algebra every play where the referee would have to go over the microphone and say number 69 is eligible every single play. So yes, it is out. It is back in action. And that almost got me to go back to football. That is what it took. If anybody out there is wondering what will it take to get Gronk out of retirement and back on a team, you have to let him wear the number 69. Is that what you're saying? Yes. Yes. And the referee has to over the microphone to the whole stadium. Number 69 is eligible. Naturally, naturally. So I mean, the buck and kudos to the buck and your social team because they're great at making those photo shops. No, no, it wasn't the buck and I can't tell you. I can't tell you who it was. Okay. You know, I just let a little info out, but I don't give you the exact details. I'm seeing that there's a lot. You're the king of like, you made retirement not a thing anymore. The door is always open. You can always come back. You and your friend Tom Brady, of course. Actually, it's not even me. It's wherever I go. I like walk into the grocery store. What are you coming back Rob? It's like, it's like I didn't leave the retirement door open. So now I'm just going along with it. So it's so many people, so many fans. I love it though. My fans just love to see me out on the football field, which is great. That's what it's all about. But they basically leave the door open for me. Like you got to come back, you know, come back this year, come back next year. So then I just keep the door open then because my fans keep the door open for me. So it works well. Shout out to the fans. When's the last time you went out in public and weren't recognized? Well, the thing is, I'm like 66, like 260 pounds. So it's like, if people don't really recognize me, they look at me and they're like, what sports do you play? Like, and it's a lot of times when people don't actually know that I play football, they're like, oh, you're basketball player. What team do you play for? And then I tell everyone, I played for the University of Arizona basketball team and that I wasn't any good and I rode the bench and that I never made it to the pros. I like that. I'm just thinking you're so big and you can't walk into like a CVS or a Vons or a Ralph's and just be you. You can't and a lot of NFL players can, but you can't. It's kind of tough. I actually, I actually fly commercial a lot now. I go to a lot of places in the public, but I got a lot of tricks. The pandemic has definitely had some benefit to my side. I put the mask on and the mask goes right up to my eyes right there. I have a very comfortable mask that I can breathe really freely in. And then it goes right here. And then I put a hat on that comes right down to here. All that. Oh, I got the hat. I just don't have my mask on me. I was going to show you. I go to airports. I go to malls like that. I go shopping and not one person knows, but also I can't wear athletic clothes because people know my walk. It's weird. They're like, you're rock. I know your walk. You're hiding under the mask. And I'm like, I'm sitting there like shocked. You're like, can't see your face, but I can tell by your walk. So now I wear baggy clothes. So people don't know it's me. And also I try not to wear athletic shoes either. I try to wear really crappy shoes or dress shoes or something because that throws off people as well. I know it's funny and everyone's like, I actually feel, I feel for you on that. That would be awful to have to even think and consider those kind of things. I can't, I literally can't imagine. But I know you embrace it because you want to see people, but some privacy would be nice. Yeah. Yeah. Well, the mask trick, it works out. It's a good balance. Have you ever heard of those glasses that have like the nose and the mustache? You could just do one of those. Yeah, I could. But I would need like a hat on too. Like they know, like, you know, they know top of my head too. It's wild. Gronk, new fan dual partner, fan dual family, two teams reached out to you. We're not close enough yet that you'll tell me which teams they are. But that's okay. I'll tell you after the season when my mom comes on. Okay. Okay. That sounds great. Honestly, whenever you come on every time you come on. Um, the Tom Brady, got to get to that. Have to like buy, you know, obligation of journalism. Ask you about it. By obligation. All right. That's fine. As long as you say that first, when's the last time he called you? Oh, when he called me just a couple of weeks ago. And does he called you to come play with him? No, no, we've talked before before the season. And, um, you know, that's why he's such a great guy. He just wants the best for you. You know, he just wants people to be happy. He just wants his teammates to be happy. He wants his friends to be happy. He wants his family to be happy. So whatever it is, whatever makes you happy, you know, Tom's happy for you. And that's what makes him great. And, uh, same with him. And that's why I believe if he's still playing football, people a lot of times question me, why is he still playing at 45 because it makes him happy. So he just wants to, you know, best, uh, for everyone and wishes the best for everyone and whatever their situation is. But he always says though, you know, if your heart changes and you think you'll be happier playing football, well, then come on back. So the door, you know, always leaves it open, but he also just wants the best for his teammates and out and his friends. I think everyone really needs to listen to what you just said, because I think people, like, oh, he didn't really say anything. Maybe everyone watching, it's just that simple. Tom wants to be happy. Playing football makes him happy. It's just that simple. It's not as complicated as we all want to make it and TMZ wants to make it and analyst. He just, it makes him happy and he wants to play. I'll ask you this, what team, people are saying he's still looking to play potentially next year. With what team would you be least surprised to see him end up with? Who's that? Tom? Tom, next year, yeah. Like, what team would be least surprising? Yeah. Oh, the team that he's on right now. That would be the least surprising. Yeah. That makes sense. Just stay in one place. He loves Florida, loves the weather, loves, you know, loves the Buccaneers. So he's building a house down in Miami. Like, that's like just a couple hours away. So that's perfect. Yeah. So that's the least surprising team. You're doing the analyst stuff on Fox. I think it looks like whenever you feel like it literally looks like you just show up in her on TV whenever you feel like it. Is that how it works? Oh, yeah, kind of. So I'm actually only obligated to do about six appearances. So I've already done a couple and I've kind of got it down now. So I was based, I was doing it out of New York and they were kind of like zooming me in all the way over to LA, which was great. I loved it. But then I finally went into the studio last week. It was fantastic. And then by next time I am appearing, we'll be for the playoffs. So I got three more segments. We're going to be knocking it out of the park during the playoffs. Yes. Yeah. So it'll be very, very awesome. And I can't wait, you know, playoff action, playoff football is the best. Yeah. Fox is lucky to have you. Now, up in Boston, where you started your career, of course, won many a Super Bowl ring. There are some New England like people, fans even, that are saying respectfully, it's time to switch it up. New blood, new regime. It's time for Bill Belichick to maybe try something else. Do you think that's completely unhinged thinking, like insane? What I think that they just need to change is, you know, their defense is very, very strong. They're making plays all over the place. They got a good base with McCordy leading the way who has been there since 2010 when he was drafted in the same class as me as the first rounder. He's just had an unbelievable career. And he's leading that defense in him. That's the guy that you want to lead that defense and put everyone in place. And then, but it's just, I would say the struggles are on the offensive side of the ball. The coaching is always there. Like I said, I think Coach Belichick is definitely, if not the best coach of all time. So I really just think they got to make changes on the offense side. I'm not really sure if I'm not in the building. I mean, some people say they need receivers. They need, you know, they need more offensive weapons. And some say it's the coaching with first year, you know, split between the offense, the coordinator duties. So I think personally that they just need one or two more playmakers on that offense side of the ball that can go deep and not get open basically on whatever play they need to maybe a player who's 69 and eligible. Yes. Yes. That is exactly what they need. And then Coach Belichick, that gives him another way to stand out as the best coach of all time because he's going to have to develop. How can I make this guy eligible every single play? And how can I get him open? Because he has an offensive line number. So that would definitely put him as the best coach of all time if he could figure that out. I think he's up for the task. You are part of our fan dual family, Rob Gronkowski. We're going to say bye to you. But not before we bring in our next guest, another member of our family. I'm sure you're familiar with Eric Weddle who is here. You two had a couple of battles against each other, huh? Gronkowski, what's up, man? This guy's a lad. Dude, you came in for the playoffs. How did you come in for the playoffs, man? Just like that. How did you do that? You know, you just do it, right? You got an opportunity. You do the same if everything, the stars aligned like it had to for me to come back. So, man, it's good to see you. You seem so happy and invigorated and energized. It's, you know, as you know, we both had teammates that struggle with the next stage. And it's always good to see guys happy and doing their thing, man. It's good to see you. Yeah, definitely, man. Good to see you as well. And definitely, yeah, you definitely do see a lot of people struggle, man. I would say one thing, though, for athletes that, you know, once they're done playing, it's to continue like working out because like, you know, try to find the way, because a lot of guys just stop working out. You lose those endorphins and everything is to stay active, you know, and fit because that's what you've been doing your whole life. Your brain knows that your mind knows that. Yeah, it's tough to find new opportunities. It's tough to find what you love to do for work wise. But if you're staying active, you're keeping your mind and your body healthy, then you're going to find those things. But at the same time, you're also staying busy keeping yourself fit. So to all athletes out there, I would say after you're done playing professional sports, just stay fit and stay active. No doubt. No doubt, bro. For sure, man. Eric Weddle, you stay here. Gronk, you go do whatever it is that you do to stay active. We appreciate you so much. Congrats and welcome to Fandall, buddy. Great to see you, Gronk. All right, Eric. Take care. Good to see you. Good to see you. We got the grit loosed after this. Eric Weddle joining us. Eric, I've never seen you without a hat. I'm very thrown off. The bearded one, a Super Bowl champion that Rob Gronk cost. He's like, how did you do it, man? How did you take up team and join them in the playoffs and then go to greatness? Eric, Weddle is here. Eric. Okay, how are you? Where's your hat? This is throwing me off. You know, I just got a haircut. You can see my little scar from Christian McCaffrey's knee to the head 2019. Wait, show us that one up close and then we can make Christian feel really bad. Christian, how could you? No, he was, he was, he's great. He's having an unbelievable year too. He is. He's, he went with a Super Bowl. We'll talk about it. All right, let's do this. We want to hit the grit. Let's get it going down and gritty in a long time. I know. We need to. And this is the, this is the top three since the new year, the second half of the season. You know, you can, you can see it right there. Dawson Knox, Patrick Mahomes. Oh yeah, when he leaped and reached that touchdown, that was pretty gritty. How about this week's like, we got, we got some newcomers. We got Fields touchdown run. This guy just amazes me. The more and more he plays, he, he, it's like, you, you see a spectacular play from him, willing his team to at least a competitive game. And this guy runs through half the defense. He's the fastest, the physical, most physical gifted guy on the field. And just incredible. I mean, the more and more he plays, the better he's going to get. And Chicago should be fired up by this guy because he never puts Titans. You know, this is typical variable, uh, patriot way, just teaching the, the intangibles, teaching the little things, the details. This is an unbelievable smart play, uh, to tip this ball, throw it back to a teammate and get the interception. Unbelievable. We've always dreamed of doing this in the end as a DB, having the opportunity, never got the chance, but to see it in live action was wow. Super, super impressive. It was crazy. And we got this play right here. I could not believe what I was witnessing. Never in my life have I seen a play like this, uh, the, the most dumbest, stupidest play, but also coupled with the most amazing play for the Raiders. Seriously. I still can't believe what I just saw with this play, but we got a new one. Chandler Jones, interception. I mean, Mac Jones, can you have a better effort? I mean, seriously, we know quarterbacks. Most quarterbacks are unathletic, not physical dudes, but dude, your game is online and that's the type of tackling effort. Like, man, come on fields, touchdown run, and then the soul catching the flats. I mean, still impressive as can be. That's gritty. That's for the win. That's our new top three. I don't know if the Raiders, that might go in the infamy in the history of all time. They're tied at the context. Chandler Jones, former Patriot, they got rid of him. He'd, Chandler Jones, I hit him up and was like, what happened? He goes, I don't know. I don't know what happened. I still have, we gotta, have we got a quote from the, from Bill himself? I've been looking. Great question. And I still have not read anything of his comments about that play and I would love to hear just his opinion on it because I, you know, I respect him. Well, the Patriots called Gronk to come back, so maybe he can, we can ask Gronk. He doesn't want to go back there. He doesn't want to go back there. You don't think so? You don't think Gronk wants to go back there? Listen, you only want to go back if it's a high probability that that team is going to win the Super Bowl and you can help them, but they're not, they're not going anywhere. Yeah, they're not going. Like what you did with the Rams, you're going to pick in those Super Bowl teams to go to. We should ask you where you should go. Eric, tonight we have a very interesting quarterback situation. Zach Wilson, he's getting the start. Mike White injured. Are we excited? Do you think he can light it up and do this thing? Really think so against the Jaguars. You know, I was, I was taken back. They got drafted so high in the beginning. I don't know, Zach, I wish him all the best. And but the reality was, is he came from a school that played nobody and and lit it up. And I just don't see how you could take a guy that high. I mean, I wouldn't, I would have drafted him second or third round at the earliest because I knew the struggles that were going to happen once he got to the NFL. It's not the same playing against mid level to one double A schools and playing in the NFL. There's going to be a huge drop off and you see that you see that in fundamentals. You see how you read defenses. So I feel, I think he has a long ways to go. Now we're talking arm talent and this and that. Yeah, that's all great. But if you can't sit in there and make the throws on time, you're going to struggle. So and you see the difference between him and Mike White. I don't really know the dynamic as him as a leader and quarterback and all this other stuff. It sounds like he's come back. But we'll see. I mean, I hope he pulls it out and does better. But last two years in, two years in, it's, I don't, I don't, I don't see it. Do you think the Jags, the Jags in this one on final question? Yeah. Jags has been playing great ball over the last month. So to do what they did against Dallas, even though Dallas kind of gave that in a sense with, you know, with the unfortunate errors at the end of the game and defensive atrocities. But Lawrence is coming into his own. And you know, all the backlash that he had gotten, especially pre draft about his comments about, Oh, do I love football? Do I not? Am I all about it? It's like, it's just comical. But, you know, I like the way they're playing. They got a lot to play for jets. You know, they're not winning the division and they do have a lot to play for in the same sense, but they're just, they're just not playing good football right now. So, So, Gronk, don't go to the Patriots. Gronk, don't go to the Jets. That's what I'm hearing. But maybe go to the Jags. We'll see. Yeah. If I'm Gronk, I'm going Bill's Chiefs and the Niners. That's it. Bill's Chiefs, Niners. Or the Bengals, you know, I would go there. Or the Ravens if Lamar comes back. Tight end from your former team as a pro bowler, Mark Andrews. Of course. Can you imagine those two together? Gronk's Gronk's one of the, one of the best. Eric, we love you. Gronk's on our show now every week, along with you. Maybe we'll have to do some thing with YouTube. Do I want to pull up that 2011 footage where I smoked you for two touchdowns though, Eric? No, he never scored two touchdowns. We'll talk to you next week. Nice shot. Nice shot, Gabe. Better. He's got so serious. That's gay. We got Matt Hamilton after this to break some things down. We've got a very quick hammer time. America's number one sportsbook. Even better, you can bet on horse racing directly in the sportsbook app. FanDuel makes it easy to bet on horse racing. Live race is going off every five minutes. Free picks, easy tutorials. Go to fanduel.com slash horse racing for more. Jags and Jets at MetLife tonight. You know who else is going to be there. We're going to put this music on the stadium. Hammer's going to the game because he's an idiot because the weather's so bad. Here's the deal. Hand me. We don't got a lot of time. We don't got a lot of time here. Trevor Lawrence has grown more than your hair on your head in the past year, so tell me why and why and why and why and why we should like him and them. He really has grown a ton, and it's especially in the mental aspects of the game. How he reads defenses, how he's processing things. You got to give a lot of credit to Doug Peterson and Press Taylor, not just in the design of the offense, but how they've developed him. Let's go to the tape and I'll show you what I mean. Here are the Cowboys are playing Press Man. The Jags are going to run this little switch release concept. Try to create a natural rub to free up Christian Kirk on that wheel. Trevor knows they're bringing pressure. He's got to get rid of it quick. Look how quickly this ball is coming out. He sees the rub from Marvin Jones. Kirk is not open yet, but he anticipates that he throws it to a spot. Perfect ball, phenomenal catch from Kirk. Big play in this game. And then later in the red zone, third in goal. You see the over out from Christian Kirk, a corner from Marvin Jones. Trevor has to read that safety J. Ron Curse and everything happens faster down in the red zone. As soon as he sees the safety turn to the inside to take away that over out, he knows he has to come to Jones. He has Michael Parsons in his lap here. Jones isn't even out of his break. The cornerback still has hands on him, but Trevor knows, okay, he has outside leverage. If I put this ball up outside, I can give Jones a chance to go make a play and he puts it in the perfect spot. You can see it here from this angle as well. Parsons creating pressure. Trevor getting that ball out so quickly and in the perfect spot. These are the things that we just didn't see out of him last year as a rookie in that Urban Meyer system. Lacking confidence, maybe a little bit. The ability that he's had to grow, the way that Doug Peterson has fostered this growth. It's been incredible to watch. It is and I know that you and I have a relationship with the guys over at Fandall, the guys and gals, and we've talked to them about weather. We've talked to them about wind. What do you make of this game from a sports perspective quickly? Yeah, it's supposed to be a downpour tonight. 15 plus mile per hour winds and it's really affected the total. It's affected Trevor's passing line. It's only 214 and a half yards for Trevor. I still think he gets there tonight. He's only been held under 215 yards once in the last six games and I do think that the Jaguars are going to get this done tonight with the way they've been playing lately. I hope you wear all Jag's gear and are just people are throwing things at you. Thank you. I appreciate that. If you see Hamilton cut this thing off. If you see him, we love you Hamilton. That was Hammer Time. I might have to peel out of there. Is Wettel mad at me? Maybe. I think you made him mad at me.