Tampa Bay Buccaneers tight end Rob Gronkowski Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports

Buccaneers TE Rob Gronkowski admits he actually does watch game film

By Zac Wassink | Last updated 9/22/21

Tampa Bay Buccaneers tight end Rob Gronkowski generated laughs and raised some eyes during the most recent ESPN2 "Monday Night Football" simulcast when he suggested to Peyton and Eli Manning that he doesn't watch game film:

.@RobGronkowski reveals why he doesn’t watch film.

(: @espn) pic.twitter.com/tNZLpTYW8u
— TSN (@TSN_Sports) September 21, 2021

Gronkowski later addressed his comments via Twitter:

I have people who watch film for me @tombrady https://t.co/YfwVwhJRBC
— Rob Gronkowski (@RobGronkowski) September 21, 2021

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:

Bruce Arians cracks a joke about Gronk not getting any more vet days.

He then discusses the amount of time the #Bucs spend working on red zone in practice.

“We probably practice red zone more than most teams.” pic.twitter.com/UPQN92HHf5
— PewterReport (@PewterReport) September 22, 2021

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.

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