Rob Gronkowski discusses 'crazy' story about Patriots star masturbating during team meeting
Rob Gronkowski has earned a reputation as a wild and crazy guy, but even he didn't go as far as a former teammate during team meetings.
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The retired NFL great all but confirmed a wild rumour about late New England Patriots teammate Aaron Hernandez during a recent appearance on the Bussin' with The Boys podcast.
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Former Titans offensive lineman Taylor Lewan brought up a story he had heard during his playing days that Hernandez used to masturbate during team meetings.
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'We heard stories about him being in the team meeting room like beating off and like doing crazy s***,' Lewan said, to which Gronk gave his response with a chuckle.
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'Possibly. That's a possibility that one,' Gronkowski said, while sharing a laugh with the hosts.
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I've heard this rumor for a long time, crazy to think this dude was really in team meetings doing that.
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— Taylor Lewan (@TaylorLewan77) May 20, 2025
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'I may or may not have seen it live,' Gronkowski added. 'I'm not going to confirm nor deny, but I love crazy s***, though. I didn't mind things like that. I was like, 'Wow, that was pretty epic.' I was a wild man myself. Nothing fazed me. I encouraged it.'
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Gronkowski and Hernandez were teammates on the Patriots from 2010-12, combining to become one of the best tight end duos in league history – before Hernandez's downfall.
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The former Florida star was arrested in 2013 and later found guilty of first-degree murder and weapons charges. He was sentenced to life in prison without parole and died by suicide in April 2017.
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Gronkowski, who played 11 seasons in the NFL, said there was a lot of 'craziness,' but he didn't 'see it going to the level it went to.'
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The four-time Super Bowl champion also admitted that recent TV series documenting Hernandez's life revealed details he didn't know about his former teammate.
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'I didn't know it was that bad,' Gronkowski said. 'I knew that there was definitely some wild sides to him, but with everything coming out, there is some I would say that is true in the documentaries that come out, there's some that's probably exaggerated a little bit but there's some not exaggerated at all, either.
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