Rob Gronkowski: 'I was definitely shook' by Aaron Hernandez's murder charge
Rob Gronkowski opened up for the first time about former New England Patriots teammate Aaron Hernandez in a brief response on the 10 Questions with Kyle Brandt podcast.
Gronkowski, 31, has stayed quiet since fellow tight end Hernandez was arrested on murder charges and suspended from the team in 2013. Hernandez was found guilty of killing Odin Loyd in 2015. He killed himself while in jail in April of 2017 at the age of 27.
Brandt asked Gronkowski, who was on the show with his girlfriend Camille Kostek, how much that stays with him eight years later. The current Tampa Bay Buccaneers tight end gave a brief response, his first about it since it happened.
[quote] "Aaron was a great player. He was a great football player. But, I mean, I get questions like that all the time about him and everything. And with everything going on, I was definitely shook when I heard that, when I heard everything about it. Because being his teammate and everything and you just, you really don't see that. You're not really looking into players like 'that's who they are' or 'that's what they're doing.' But just overall I just try to keep it simple and light. He was a great football player but that does not mean anything. You learn from other people, too."
Gronkowksi and Hernandez were a dynamic duo at tight end and were both 2010 NFL draft picks by the Patriots.
A month after Hernandez was charged, Gronkowski was doing media to promote his book. When asked about his teammate during an interview with CBS This Morning, Gronkowski declined to answer. His family was in the interview with him and had some awkward laughter before Gronkowski attempted to walk off the set.
Hernandez was the subject of a 2020 Netflix docuseries, “Killer Inside: The Mind of Aaron Hernandez," that took a deep dive into the incident, charges and aftermath. It also dove into Hernandez's life before getting to New England.
Offsite Linkby Anonymous | reply 32 | November 11, 2021 2:28 PM
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His cock and hole were trembling.
by Anonymous | reply 1 | March 19, 2021 12:39 AM
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My hole is certainly quivering, thinking about Aaron and Gronk fucking!
Offsite Linkby Anonymous | reply 3 | March 19, 2021 12:44 AM
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What is datalounge icon, Kyle Kennedy doing?
by Anonymous | reply 4 | March 19, 2021 12:45 AM
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r3 .. Who would be the top?
by Anonymous | reply 5 | March 19, 2021 12:50 AM
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Haha R4, probably back with his first boyfriend.
The one he has a "contract" with.
Offsite Linkby Anonymous | reply 6 | March 19, 2021 12:52 AM
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Kyle and Corey Remblad....
Offsite Linkby Anonymous | reply 7 | March 19, 2021 12:53 AM
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Kyle really loves his thugs...
Offsite Linkby Anonymous | reply 8 | March 19, 2021 12:53 AM
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[quote] It also dove into Hernandez's life before getting to New England.
Dived.
by Anonymous | reply 9 | March 19, 2021 12:54 AM
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[quote]his girlfriend Camille Kostek,
I started out thinking, "That lucky bitch."
[quote]"Aaron was a great player. He was a great football player. But, I mean, I get questions like that all the time about him and everything. And with everything going on, I was definitely shook when I heard that, when I heard everything about it. Because being his teammate and everything and you just, you really don't see that. You're not really looking into players like 'that's who they are' or 'that's what they're doing.' But just overall I just try to keep it simple and light. He was a great football player but that does not mean anything. You learn from other people, too."
And by the end of that, I was like, "I feel sorry for both of them."
by Anonymous | reply 10 | March 19, 2021 12:57 AM
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[quote] It also dove into Hernandez's life before getting to New England.
[quote] Dived.
Lol. How about this one?
[quote] Rob Gronkowski: 'I was definitely shook'
Shouldn't it be SHAKEN?
by Anonymous | reply 11 | March 19, 2021 12:58 AM
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Kyle was injured in a terrible accident. It left him almost paralyzed. He’s not though. I’m rooting for Kyle.
by Anonymous | reply 12 | March 19, 2021 12:59 AM
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Gronk is smoking hot, until he opens his mouth and all the stupidity comes tumbling out.
I still would so hit it, and gladly deal with the regret and do the obligatory Walk of Shame the next morning.
by Anonymous | reply 13 | March 19, 2021 1:01 AM
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That's definitely the look of love at OP. 😍
by Anonymous | reply 14 | March 19, 2021 1:06 AM
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Hideous tattoos. Good luck getting a job with those.
by Anonymous | reply 15 | March 19, 2021 1:06 AM
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I don't think he has to worry about that.
by Anonymous | reply 16 | March 19, 2021 1:13 AM
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How is Aaron's real boyfriend Ryan McDonnell doing these days? Last I checked in someone had posted on DL a youtube video he and his wife did lip-syncing in their car. They seemed happy and carefree.
by Anonymous | reply 17 | March 19, 2021 1:23 AM
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Wow, totally forgot about him, R17.
He was just a little twink back in the day.
Aaron must have split him in half!
Offsite Linkby Anonymous | reply 18 | March 19, 2021 1:25 AM
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Ryan later became Aaron's "assistant."
Sort of like how Kevin Lansleazy was Aaron Rodgers' "assistant."
Offsite Linkby Anonymous | reply 19 | March 19, 2021 1:27 AM
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Offsite Linkby Anonymous | reply 20 | March 19, 2021 1:34 AM
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Who’s the guy on the right at R18?
by Anonymous | reply 21 | March 19, 2021 2:52 AM
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[quote] Who’s the guy on the right at R18?
I don't know, but Aaron was probably banging all three of them!
by Anonymous | reply 22 | March 19, 2021 2:54 AM
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I wish I coulda met that messed up Aaron. I woulda fixed him!
by Anonymous | reply 23 | March 19, 2021 3:26 AM
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Aaron could have vers.. his brothers book talks about a time he caught Aaron in bed with some guys on a bachelor party in FL. Backstory is they were his “friends” from CT thug types and he insisted they come and was told they can’t and he still told them to come. Aaron was in a wheelchair for a back surgery he had just had, and his brother noticed Aaron hadn't checked out yet. He went upstairs and saw Aaron and the other two guys all in the same bed even when there were other rooms in the suite. I also think he said they may have been semi nude. The point is if you just had back surgery I dunno if you are going to be able to top two guys so he could have been verse.
by Anonymous | reply 24 | March 30, 2021 11:51 AM
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This is great. I was getting bored with my recent trend in masturbation fantasy.
Tonight is Gronk and Aaron Hernandez.
Nice.
by Anonymous | reply 25 | March 30, 2021 12:01 PM
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So, I watched the three-part Netflix docu-series. I highly recommend it. I'm not sure Ryan Murphy needs to make a show out of it now, because they touch on everything important here: the domineering homophobic father, the sexual abuse from the babysitter, the secret gay relationship with his schoolmate, the motivation to excel in a field like football which courts toxic masculinity/closet lifestyle, having a beard, CTE, falling into the wrong group of people, drugs, guns. What's scary is that without his own home surveillance footage, he may not even have gotten convicted. Proving guilt beyond a reasonable doubt is not easy.
After taking this all into consideration, it would be unsurprising to me if Hernandez actually killed the two Cape Verde chaps for spilling a drink on him (and their families will never receive justice). I have no idea why he killed Odin Lloyd and it probably doesn't matter, but, thankfully, the conviction stood.
Hernandez embodied so much of what disturbs me about the culture. The deep-rooted national zeal for such a violent, moneymaking sport that encourages self-loathing homophobia and permanent brain injuries with fatal, prematurely debilitating consequences for not only the individual, but those in their sphere. And, on top of it, GUNS! I once long-believed that the second amendment could be kept in check, but I'm finally at the point where I've accepted that 1) nothing will ever change and 2) even if you could employ sensible gone laws all around, it's not going to change the culture that thirsts for this shit. Football and guns: two quintessential American elements, neither of which I can relate to. Those or the underlining Christianity.
Also, it's sad that Hernandez' beard chooses his memory over her own sister. HER OWN SISTER, the boyfriend of whom he murdered in cold blood. Damn. Blood isn't thicker than water I guess.
by Anonymous | reply 26 | November 11, 2021 11:33 AM
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Gronk has lucked out, and/or been put on some meds to calm him down. He was a wild child for awhile, and is now doing adverts aimed at fraus. I recall one (can't find it now) where he was shilling Coach purses on IG.
by Anonymous | reply 27 | November 11, 2021 11:47 AM
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OP, I think that he attempted to walk off the set because he realized that the situation required a moderately thoughtful answer, which neither he nor his idiotic father and siblings are capable of giving, as R10 proves.
I think that their relationship was built around simple concepts such as "we throw the ball, we crash into people, then we drink 'cause we're happy", as at least Gronkowski seems unable to understand life in any more complex terms. I suppose that realizing that there was an entire other dimension to Hernández (a very dark and destructive one, at that), was quite overwhelming for him. Moreover, he probably feels uneasy having to talk about anything deeper than sports, girls, cars and parties, as that must take a lot of effort for his 1/2 of a neurone to process.
Still, he is rich and his sunny disposition guarantees that he will have a long career of well-remunerated daytime TV blandness, so he'll be fine.
Offsite Linkby Anonymous | reply 29 | November 11, 2021 1:19 PM
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Yeah, that Gronk has a bangin' bod.
by Anonymous | reply 30 | November 11, 2021 1:28 PM
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What drives me wild about Gronk is his skin. He looks like he has the softest, smoothest skin. Mmmpf!
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