Buccaneers TE Rob Gronkowski admits he actually does watch game film

Gronkowski later addressed his comments via Twitter: 

Head coach Bruce Arians proved he also has a sense of humor when he responded Wednesday and declared he's revoking Gronkowski's veteran-days off of practices after Monday's revelation: 

This led to Gronkowski clearing the air later in the day. 

"I watch so much film, my girlfriend gets mad at me," the four-time Super Bowl champion told reporters, according to Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times.

Gronkowski added he was merely embracing the "silly atmosphere" created by the Manning brothers during what have become popular alternate broadcasts of "MNF" games.

Perhaps the Mannings can have Arians on a future edition of their show to ask him about Gronk's midweek viewing habits.