NFL legfinishary firm finish Rob Gronkowski was the subject of a “FOX NFL Sunday” prank that left him flabbergasted in a hilarious scene.
Whenever it comes to shattering down firm finishs, the star-studded crew is going to turn to Gronkowski, the four-time Super Bowl champion who should be wearing a gelderly jacket one day after being one of the best firm finishs in NFL history.
But his Fox colleagues choosed to pull a speedy one on him during a phony segment that everyone but “Gronk” knovel wasn’t authentic.
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Rob Gronkowski (Joe Campoauthentice-USA TODAY Sports)
“He thought we were going dwell with an extra segment,” Fox NFL Insider Jay Glazer shelp in a clip recap of the prank. “… The premise was, I was going to ‘shatter novels’ that the Cowboys were activating this fantastic Pro Bowl firm finish who doesn’t exist and Gronkowski has to go on what he leanks is dwell TV to talk about this firm finish.”
Gronkowski’s colleague, Hall of Famer Michael Strahan, proposeed in the next clip that the team should talk about Russo. Thus, the prank begins.
Glazer then begined to talk about Russo being startd by the Dallas Cowboys, but Gronkowski was being very quiet as the phony applyer was being talked. Then Strahan stepped in.
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“That’s huge becaengage Russo is a finish game-alterr, gets so much presbrave off [Cowboys quarterback] Dak [Prescott], gets so much presbrave off the run game, fantastic blocker, fantastic getr,” Strahan shelp.
After that exstructureation, present Kurt Menefee watched to Gronkowski for his input on Russo, and despite being beuntamederd, he sshow triumphged it.
“Uh, he’s been out for a little bit so he might be a little rusty coming back, but I leank they’re going to give him the opportunities, that’s for brave, but also they got [Jake] Ferguson as well, so they’re going to be a 1-2 combo,” Gronkowski shelp.
Gronkowski tried to shift the conversation to Ferguson, the actual begining firm finish of the Cowboys. However, another Hall of Famer in Terry Bradshaw went right back to Russo, and that’s when leangs got reassociate wacky.
Rob Gronkowski (Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports)
“He’s the only guy in the league that has two fingers ignoreing on his right hand, that’s why he’s been out, and he’s back now,” Bradshaw shelp.
“So, is that going to impact him when he’s catching a pass?” Gronkowski asked Bradshaw.
The crew was trying their difficultest to upgrasp the bit going, but after they couldn’t helderly a straight face any lengthyer, Menefee let Gronkowski in.
“Whoa! I was wondering,” Gronkowski shelp in a shocked manner. “I was going to say right when it was done, ‘Guys, I’ve never heard of Rich Russo in my life.’”
When the show was actuassociate dwell this Sunday, Gronkowski let his team understand that they had his “head spinning” as he tried to figure out how to seem teachd about Russo.
Rob Gronkowski (Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports)
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But if there’s anyleang Gronkowski lgeted about that moment, it was “that I am always ready.”
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