 Hey everybody, this is on. Hello, hello, can we hear me? Thank you guys for the patience. Gronk is in the building, so welcome everybody to FanDuel, our set here in Phoenix, and we of course are here for the Kick of Destiny press conference. I'm Kay Adams, I host Up and Adams on FanDuel TV. Thank you all for being here. And I've worked with Gronk now almost all season since the partnership happened back in late fall for the Kick of Destiny. And if I've learned one thing about him, he loves, he doesn't need an introduction, but he loves an introduction. So let's give a big round of applause for a four-time Super Bowl champion, five-time pro bowler, and kicker, I guess Rob Gronkowski is here, everybody. Wow, can we do one this way so they can get, oh no, and we got a hammy, medic! All right, we got a microphone for you ready. This is the Kick of Destiny. I am so excited. When FanDuel announced his campaign back in December, you've been doing commercials with Adam Vinitieri. I got to spotlight on one of them and it all leads up to what's going on on Sunday. I want to make it very clear this is happening during the Super Bowl in a live commercial. I just heard backstage, I didn't know this before. Did you know this was in the third quarter? Yes, I knew that. I was not privy to that information. It's okay, I don't know where this is happening. I have a lot of questions for you, but it's very exciting and it gets even better because there are $10 million in bonus bets on the line. I want to get this right. Any customer, any customer who places a Super Bowl bet of $5 or more on FanDuel with a share of $10 million in bonus bets, if Rob Gronkowski kicks the field goal, if. Yeah, I don't like that if. Yeah. When he kicks that field goal, when he makes that field goal, baby, because I'm gonna make that field goal for America. Let's do it. If you have faith in Rob Gronkowski kicking that field goal, let's hear it. Put your hands together. Oh, I don't know. That's the loudest I ever heard media members. So I'm feeling pretty good about it. I'm feeling pretty good about it. Thank you, guys. Rob, how are you feeling though? I know we had a media spot where I'm joking about are you nervous, are you sure you're not? How are you feeling? I actually was nervous the other day because it was getting closer. Yes, two months ago when the whole campaign was put together, I was practicing at first. I was absolutely awful. I mean, my percentage of making it was probably about 20% and when it did go through with that 20%, it was like, it was kind of lucky. Like it was a terrible kick still. It just went straight. It was basically spiraling. I'm kicking the football and it's spiraling. Like I'm throwing a pass. That's what it looks like at some points. And it's still going through sometimes, I'm just saying. But last week I was nervous when I was practicing though. Let me tell you that because it was getting, it was inching closer and closer day by day to the kick of destiny this Sunday. And it started hitting me. Wow, am I ready? Am I gonna be ready? And I was like, get those nerves out. Like it was while I was practicing. So I am a little nervous. I was, I'm not right now. Two months ago I wasn't at all, but I'm sure when Sunday comes, I'll be having those nerves like it was game day, like back in the day. When we announced this a couple of months ago, now over a month ago, I joked with you and said, I think you should do a barefoot. And I heard backstage that you were wanting to do it in different kind of shoes. Take me through the shoes on this thing. All right, no, I'm not gonna do a barefoot. First off, I need that extra support with the shoe as well. And I was thinking about kicking it with my toe style at first, because when I was in high school, I was the kicker. My sophomore and junior year in high school. And I actually got the film. It's on my phone now. And I made one field goal in my life. It was a 28 yarder. I kept saying it was a 33 yarder, but it was a 28 yarder when I was a sophomore in high school. And I was towing. I was also the guy that kicked it off the tee. I'm kickoff. So I was thinking about towing it. And then you asked me at the time, are you gonna do a barefoot? And I was like, absolutely not. Like my toe hurts still from those high school days. There's no chance I'm gonna do a barefoot. And I didn't understand what you meant by barefoot because you can actually do a barefoot when you do it sideways, soccer style. But having the support of the shoe kind of gives me an extra boost. So I'm not at the barefoot level yet, maybe in a year or two, when I keep practicing after this kick. Because if I do miss it somehow, which I'm not planning on missing, I think I'm gonna have to do double or nothing even if it's my own money. Whoa, you heard it here first, people. Double or nothing. I can't let America down. I gotta pay off my debts if I miss it. You gotta find a football field in Vegas for that one, for the Super Bowl next year. But no, I'm gonna use a shoe. And I'm actually, I'm basically gonna use this shoe right here, but it's gonna be all white to match the fan duel. It's Wolf and Shepherds. They're the most comfortable shoes that are out there. I love them so much. And I wear them everywhere. Dress shoes, you can wear them while working out. I mean, I do, you're not supposed to, but I'm gonna have a pair of Wolf and Shepherds on. All white, looking nice and clean. I'm gonna put that right through the uprights. Are you visualizing it? Talk me through your mental preparation for this kick on Sunday with the Kick of Destiny. Yes, you definitely gotta be mentally ready for it. There's a lot of challenges when kicking a field goal. And I have just so much, a new found of respect for these kickers out there in the NFL. It's actually like mind-blowing now. It's surreal just how these kickers can go out there just 55 yards away from the field goal post and just drain it right down the middle with room to move back to like 60 yards possibly or 65 yards on some of their kicks. It's definitely an art to do what they do. There's so much more that goes into it that you have no idea about. And it's really frustrating at first as well when you start. You gotta keep your shoulders square. You gotta point your foot. You gotta follow through. You gotta make sure it hits the right area of your foot. You gotta follow through all the way through the top. And it's just a lot. You gotta plant your foot in the right spot in order to do it. And if you plant too far to the lap, then you're not gonna hit it the same than you were hitting it on the previous one. So there's so much that goes into it. It can get very frustrating practicing. But it's fun though. When you start making, it's like golf. You're absolutely terrible at first. But when you start making them shots and you put a drive right down the middle, it's a great feeling just like making a field goal. And you're doing this as you say for America but really for $10 million in bonus bets for all customers over on FanDuel. And there's some stipulations. Please head to our social media pages for all of those. I'm not surprised because you are a four-time Super Bowl champion. You are an elite player mentally, physically. You're taking this so seriously. To sit here with you and it's jokes and it's for America and you're so into this. I feel like if you make it, you're gonna return to the NFL as a kicker. I'm just saying it right here. Yes, I actually did say that yesterday. I had the little media day with Fox yesterday and they asked me, Rob, what if you make the kick? Would you go back and play football? And I was like, only if Jerry Jones gives me a call. I will go back so I can be the kicker for the Dallas Cowboys. That's what he said. I mean, I had a throat out there. So many people asked. So that's the only chance I'll go back to football. I'll retire in that situation. But I gotta hit the field goal first. What's the warm-up song? Or when you're visualizing this year, you're gonna have a walk-up song when you take the kick? What's in store? I'm not sure. I haven't gotten that far yet. I didn't even know that that was an option. So now that's an option. I mean, what's a walk-up song for someone that's gonna kick a field goal? I mean, usually it's just crowd noise. They never get a walk-up song. It's not like baseball. You know, you're going up to the plate. You could, though. In this situation, it's kind of like that, actually. I mean, you're kind of drunk. I'm going from like the batter's box to like... Do you see that? To stepping up to the plate. Can you see this? Yes. What do you, how many make of that? I love it, you know. Look at that chest. That chest is firm. It looks good. I mean, you went through another pair of pants in this graphic, Gronk. I mean, I love those graphics. Okay. It's a little bit... It's all real. Yeah, it's all real. Okay, I need to know, if you know, the location of the kick and how... I think, is anybody wondering how long the field goal's going to be? I am. Yeah, so the field goal's going to be 25 yards. And it's far. 25 yards is far, especially if you don't kick field goals. And I practice, I accidentally practice at the very beginning, like three months ago, or two months ago, on some high school field goal posts. And then when I got to an NFL field and I started practicing more, and I started looking at those goal posts, the NFL goal posts, and let me tell you, those are skinny, like... It's intimidating. Yeah, it's intimidating, very intimidating. They're just, it's like shrunken. Like, it's very difficult, I mean, with how skinny the NFL posts are. So it's going to be a challenge. It's a fun challenge. And I'm pretty sure the location of the shoot is in middle of the desert somewhere as well. What? Yeah. Oh. Around here. Around here. On the field somewhere in Arizona, everybody, we're going to get questions from the press. We thank you guys for showing up and for your patience. As we celebrate the kick of destiny, Fanduul has a lot of fun stuff going on. We've got big plans. This guy at what, 6'7"? 6'6"? I'm about 6'6 1.5. Unbelievable. Biggest kicker in history. He is certainly a part of that. And I wanted to talk to you about this Fanduul partnership. You're an exclusive brand partner. That happened in December. So it's still pretty new, but this all happened very fast. What made you want to work with Fanduul? Yes, it did all happen very fast. But Fanduul, they're top of the line in the sports betting area. And as you can see, the last 11 years in the NFL, I like to be on winning teams, championship teams with the Patriots. We had all those championships that we had going to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. We started a championship culture there as well. Won that championship to Super Bowl two years ago. Now I'm not playing anymore and I want to be part of a championship culture. And Fanduul brings that to the table. And I love bringing my aspect, my personality, my willingness to be able to accept challenges like this and just add my portion to the Fanduul team. Because Fanduul is a championship team and I love to be part of championships, baby. Let's go. I love it. Kick a desk and you just a couple of days away. I'm trying to think of what else I want to ask you. Obviously, we could talk about the Super Bowl. Did you make your pick yet, girl? Yes, I'm going to go with the Philadelphia Eagles. Everyone's been asking all week. So I've made the pick already. I think they're going to win 31 to 24 but the Eagles, they just been dominating all year long, especially in the trenches. They got a great offensive line with Jason Kelsey leading the way and then they also have a very talented defensive line. So if you can dominate the trenches, you can dominate games. Those Kelsey brothers, you had to pick, do you know Travis Maddie about this? I'm not sure if Travis is mad at me or not. I mean, I'd rather have Travis mad at me than Jason because Jason's bigger and he throws guys around for a living. So that's why I'm picking the Eagles really. That's really why. Now is Gronk Beach happening before the kick because that's going to play into your mentality? Yes, so everyone's wondering, all the sports batters out there that are trying to bet on the kick but I don't even think you can bet on the kick in America. I don't have that information. Anybody know that? But I think we have, you cannot do that. No, we got a harsh no from our family at FanDuel. Okay, I think we're going to change things up a bit. Are we good? But Gronk Beach may play a part in it. Wait, wait, wait, what does that mean? Is there a DJ? No, Gronk Beach is happening the day before. So whatever happens there may spill into Sunday. Oh boy. I think you're going to nail it. Hopefully I get some sleep. I think you're going to nail it. I think you should do it once and it's live, it's a Super Bowl commercial. It's all very exciting. I think you do it, you do it again barefoot. Yes. I think you do too. Are there any surprises that might happen? Any cameos? Not that I know of. Not that I know of. I love it. We are going to open it up to some media members. Thank you guys for coming to this press conference. Let's hear it. All right, thanks everyone. We're going to be calling on people one at a time to come up here and ask a question. TSN, if you want to come up here first, let's see, boardroom. Alrighty. You spoke about, hey Gronk, just wanted to say hello to you real quick. What's up, my man? How you doing? We're good. That's not the question, sorry. I'm Gabe from Boardroom. It's a sports business platform. Just had a question for you. You mentioned playing for the Cowboys, wanting to know Super Bowl MVP for the Cowboys. Would you rather have that or make the kick of destiny? Oh man, oh, that's a great question. So you're saying, if I had a pick, like next year, if I had a choice between the kick of destiny or winning a Super Bowl with the Cowboys and being Super Bowl MVP. Correct. Wow. That's a really tough question. That is a tough question. And you kicked the game winning field goal in that. Oh my gosh, man. That is a tough question because this kick is for America. So hold on, I'm going to get to that. This kick is for America. So America wins $10 million if I make it. But Dallas is America's team. Ooh, yeah. So I'm kind of going to combine them both because you said I get to kick the field goal to win the game as well in the Super Bowl. So I'm going to go with the Dallas Cowboys and winning the MVP of the game and kicking the game winning field goal. Thank you so much, Glenn. Yes. Great question. Yes, no problem. And you can bet on the game then if I'm on Dallas too. Yes, so you can bet that I'm going to kick that winning field goal. I like this, man. I'll pick the Cowboys. Shout out to boardroom. Yeah, boardroom with a crazy question. I like it. I'm a multi-form Germany and I would like to ask you about Tom Brady, if you may. Yes. Who's that? You tell me. Oh, he played in Germany this year. That's why you know him. He did. So what's your advice to him now that he's retired? What is your one advice he would give him? I mean, the one advice I would give being a two-time retiree and then he had to copy my path and retire two times as well because he knew it was such greatness doing that. But the one advice I would give him is to take some time off. I mean, I'm not going to speak for Tom what he should do but just going through my situation. I mean, and he played for 25 years in the NFL is take some time off and learn how to say no as well. I mean, I'm sure he's getting absolutely bombarded with requests. Obviously, he's the greatest player of all time. He's probably getting requests left and right to do things, endorsements, TV-wise. I would say take some time off, say no and just relax a little bit before you get into your next venture. Thanks. Yes. Rob, I heard you've been getting some help from Adam Vinitieri throughout this process. How would you describe his coaching style and what type of pointers has he given you? Yes, Adam Vinitieri's a great guy and what has impressed me the most is how he has taken his athletic game to the next level. He's extremely jacked. He's got quads that are defined. It looks like he has four different quads because they're so defined. Just the way that he's working out, he's an absolute animal. So it's just an inspiration that he's about 50 years old and he works out like that to this day even after his football career. So that was really cool and he's a great coach, a great friend. And when we were shooting and he was giving me pointers and everything, I mean, it was about two months away from the kick. So he wasn't dead serious yet, which was fun, which was great. And the one pointer he really gave me, which has been stuck in my mind and it's been benefiting me big time, is to keep my foot pointed when you follow through when you go to the kick. Because at first I was kicking Dorsey Flex like that and it was just awful. The kicks were going 10 yards left, 10 yards right. It was bad. But when you keep your foot pointed through and you follow through with it and then in the end it stays pointed. The percentage goes up and you hit the ball a lot cleaner as well. And you hit it where you need to hit it. So keep my toe pointed all the way. It was the best tip he gave me and it has been helping me out big time. I've never learned so much about kicking. Oh, there's so much involved in kicking. Like that was just one pointer. There's just so much more. Like I would just respect the kicking game like to another level. Hey Rob, Mike McCarthy from Front Office Sports. Good luck on the kick from all of us. We can't wait to watch it. Question for you, we've noticed you on Fox and Tom is also joining Fox. Could we see the two of you calling games together next season? Yes. So I think he's going to take a little time off which is great for him. He definitely deserves it. And from what I've read or heard that he's going to join the booth in 2024. And you really don't know what the future holds but I can definitely see something like that happening. I don't see myself calling the game like him. I like being the analyst, being in the studio, at the desk, using my personality, bring some fun and creative ideas to the table to teach the game of football and just of what I think about the games and stuff and end up football. But he's going to be in the booth commentating on games. I'm not at that level. That's not my style. That's 100% his. But I can see us collabing in a way where I can go up to the booth maybe just like I'm on the sideline and I go up to him. So I can definitely see that happening. I mean, we got this week, the Super Bowl we're really focused on. And the Fox, the creative team there, all the guys that run the show, that produce the show, they do such a great job with great ideas and the creativity that I'm sure they're going to come up with something where we interact and have a good time with it. Rob, should we expect Tom to pop up this time? Hey, Rob, what does the University of Arizona mean to you, if Arizona is the Super Bowl that? You're a wildcat, man. I've got family members that are wildcats. What does this mean to you? Yes. I love the University of Arizona. I'll always have a place in my heart. I went there. I knew I was going to go there throughout my whole high school career. Once I visited U of A, I knew that's the school I belonged to. I went there last year. Coach Judd Fish, I went to a game last year versus USC. Coach Judd Fish is just doing a great job with the program right now. He's bringing it to another level. And hopefully, they have a winning season this year and go to a bowl game. I don't see why not. They've been improving every single year. And just to show you how much it means to me and how dedicated I am to the University of Arizona that, I love to wrap them wherever I go. So check out this right here, baby. Check it out. So I went right there to get a picture of that. Gotcha, man. I saw the helicopter catch, too, man. Great stuff. Yes, so I love the U of A. I love supporting them. And when I went to the game this year, they actually inducted me into the Arizona Bowl Hall of Fame and gave me this jacket. So the first one ever. And I love the colors. It actually represents the fan dual color spot on. And that's why I wore it as well. So you're knocking two out in one, U of A, and fan dual. So go Wildcats. Bear down. Bear down, baby. Good to see you. Yes, you too, ma'am. Hey, guys. Bob McManum in Arizona, Republic. Welcome. Let me get this straight. You're not going to kick at the Super Bowl. It's offsite. Yes. There'll be no pressure on you whatsoever. Don't you need to kick this in the stadium like a normal kicker? I mean, I 100% agree. I thought I was going to be kicking it in the stadium during the game. But due to legal reasons and all the other good stuff, that it wouldn't happen. I am down to kick it in front of the 60,000 people and get booed if I missed it or get cheered if I made it. But unfortunately, the legal teams for the NFL and everything, they're not letting that happen. But I am down. Whoever is listening, whoever can make that happen for the next one, I am down to do it. Hey, Rob, thanks so much for being here. Tagrazy from Florida National News. What's your favorite part about Super Bowl Week now that you're not playing? The favorite part is just the atmosphere, the energy that's brought to the whole table throughout the Super Bowl Week. I love that you got media row right here at the convention center. I also love what's it called, where you go and play all the games. NFL experience. Yes, the NFL experience. That's really cool. That's great for fans. That's great for families. That's great for kids to go to the NFL experience. I think we have a booth there as well where you can kick the field goal, going through my hands. So just to be able to experience how NFL players live, go in their locker room, see what it's all like, just love that whole aspect. And then also all the parties you can go to, day parties, night parties, just everything from the experience. If you're just a fan, it's the best place to be during Super Bowl Week. There's so much to do for family-wise, or if you want to go out, it just doesn't matter. This is the place to be throughout the whole week. Hey, Rob, I'm Dominic from Germany, and we will have two games next season there. You have a very big fan base in Germany. Will we see you there? Yes. I have no plans to go to a game in Germany this year. As of right now, I don't. I'm not even sure who the two teams, who the four teams that are playing there next year. She's some Patriots. All right. About both home teams. OK, so that's some good teams right there. I know the Patriots are pretty big in Germany as well, but you never know. There could be a possibility for me to go out there if it makes sense. Can I interject really quick? Hey, the correct answer is FanDuel. Let's take the show on the road, baby. Let's take this thing international and get this kicker over there to Germany. There we go. That is the correct answer. We need FanDuel to bring me there, do an NFL experience, and kick field goals with me before the game. That's what we need to do. Bang, bang. It's a possibility, something like that. Yes, there's a chance. There's a chance. Hey, Rob, Hailey Karenia from OutKick here. I know you're a thing or two about sibling rivalry. Any message of advice you can give to the Kelsey brothers and their family going into this weekend? Yes. I would say to their parents, stay neutral. You don't want to cause a fight. And then some advice to Jason and Travis is to kick each other's butts as hard as you can. Give it all you got. Smash the other one in the face. Even though they're not going versus each other, smash the other one in the face and talk as much garbage as you can. That's what my brothers and I would do. And I'm sure they're doing that as well. They're great dudes. Thank you. Yes. Hey, Gronk, I know your friend is Barstool Sports. Dave Portnoy, the pizza guy. I'm the pizza diet guy. Let's do a fight on FanDuel. Bed on me. I eat nothing but pizza. I know it's your guy. Let's hook it up, man. I love pizza, too. You've done it. I love meat pizza. All the meats and cheese. Good boy. Hey, Rob, where are some current or former NFL players non-kickers who you think would make good kickers? Oh, well, Chad El Jocenco right there. He has kicked an extra point. He's a good kicker. And that's what's so great about this kick. Chad El Jocenco, when he made that kick, right when we came up with this idea and campaign, he was the first one that was brought to my mind and fans loved that he tried the extra point in the preseason. And then another guy is Justin Reed, the safety for the Houston Texans. Am I correct on that? His kicker, yeah, the kicker went down this year and he did the kick-off a couple times for the Houston Texans, so he would be really good, too. All right, looks like we have time for one more question. Hi, Grunk. I'm from the sports animal in Albuquerque, New Mexico. I was wondering, you're going to kick it? Are you going to go run down and Grunk spike it? Yes, whoa, that's actually a great question and that's a great idea now, but it's not a kick-off, so I don't have to run down and tackle on anyone. We're going for a field goal. So usually when you kick a field goal, someone goes and retrieves the ball for you and you just celebrate. So if I make it, I'm going to eventually find the ball or go run and grab it eventually whenever I get to it and I got to Grunk spike that ball after the make. So that's a great idea. Thank you. You're welcome. Okay, thank you everyone for stopping by, for the patience, the enthusiasm, but I need everybody to give a round of applause to Rob Gronkowski here. Let's cheer him on on this epic kick-off destiny that's happening on Sunday. Make sure to place your $5 bet over on FanDuel, all customers getting a part of a $10 million bonus bet situation. Are you no pressure at all, huh? You got this. No pressure. Can we see just one little kick before? You did it on the way out here. Let's do it this way so everybody can get on camera. Yes. All right, oh boy. Thank you guys for coming out. This is wonderful. I think we'll do a bit of a photo opportunity still with the helmet. Okay, great. If you guys want to stick around and get a photo of Gronk with the helmet, we can do that. So let me describe. So the three step was a little bit too harsh. I was very inaccurate. It was very tough to do the actual three step where they take three steps. So I'm actually only going to be doing one step. One step? Yeah, so I'm just stepping one step into it. Since it's only 25 yards, I'm able to have enough power. So no Gronkowski. Just Gronk. That's it. The one step. That's a good point. And I'm a lot more accurate in doing just the one step. So I'm going to stick to the one step. So people might be a little bit thrown off with that, but I'm going to only do a one step because it's only 25 yards and I'm not to the point where I can do three yet. So I'll show you, I'll kind of show you right now what it's going to be like. All right, put your hands together for Gronk, everybody. Oh boy. Oh boy. Smoking your cigarette like back in the day with the one bar guy. Cause I'm a true kicker. I smoke cigarettes. Please don't hurt yourself. It's Sunday for the kick of Destiny with Fanduo.