Bill Belichick sounds pretty pissed at Rob Gronkowski

Free Agency has taken over the NFL, meaning what's going on with New England Patriots Tight End Rob Gronkowski has been pretty quiet. However, when Bill Belichick stepped up to the plate to answer some questions in Phoenix, he was asked about Gronkowski, and it was a pretty standard affair at first. (Source)

Question No. 1: “Do you feel Rob is on a good medical track to be ready for training camp?”

“Well, that’s a long way away,” Belichick said. “A lot of players have a lot of things to do between now and then. Coaches, for that matter, in terms of just getting ready for the season. I’m sure, hopefully, everyone will be working hard at it. We’ll see how it comes out.”

Standard. Not pissed yet.

Question No. 2: “Have you been happy with the way he’s been attentive to how he’s dealt with his rehab?”

Long pause.

Belichick: “With his rehab? I mean, again, I think every player has a process they go through to get ready for the offseason program and training camp. Every player, or most every player, has to deal with some aspect of it, including the normal things like conditioning, overall training relative to their physical abilities and their position.”

Pause.

“The program hasn’t started yet. When the program starts on April 15, we’ll have a lot better evaluation of where everybody is.”

Pause.

“There’s some limited information now, but I wouldn’t put too much on that at this point. I’d say in most cases, it’s pretty incomplete.”

Again, classic BB. Awkward answering with pretty much 0 information at all. But now here comes the killer question...

Several minutes later, Belichick was asked if he had caught Gronkowski’s wrestling moves, a reference to the grainy video of the tight end dancing shirtless on stage at a Las Vegas nightclub during Super Bowl week, still sporting a black cast and picking up a companion and body-slamming him to the stage.

Long pause.

Reporter: “Guess not?”

Pause.

Belichick: “Let’s stick to football questions.”

And now it get's interesting. Firstly, congrats to the brave soul who asked this question. But Bill Belichick doesn't sound too pleased about Gronk's antics. Last year the Summer of Gronk ruled the NFL, however this year it's kind of been shut down, especially after his drunken wrestling before the Super Bowl.

Now, obviously BB's not going to come out and say "I'm not happy with what Gronkowski did". Likewise, he's not going to come out and say "We're fine with Gronkowski drinking and risking his arm". Belichick gave the answer he always gives. Inconclusive, but a strong hint on his feelings. They've obviously had a word with Gronkowski, who's tweeting less and has been in and out of Gillette recently.

In summary, Gronk got drunk, started wrestling, risked his broken arm, and Bill Belichick gave an unsubtle hint he wasn't happy. AND Tom Brady was in a commercial. Welcome to the off-season, folks!


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