Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski came extremely close to skipping out on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and leaving the New England Patriots for the Las Vegas Raiders, according to UFC President Dana White.
And this isn’t just some fairytale that “Uncle Dana” was telling to somehow boost his football credibility, either. Gronkowski brought the entire story up and gave White the green light to tell it during his new ESPN Plus show, “With The Gronks,”
“I worked to put that deal together for Brady and Gronk to come to the Raiders,” said White. “And it was almost a done deal. And at the last minute, [Jon] Gruden blew the deal up and said that he didn’t want them. And all hell broke loose, man. It was crazy. And Brady was already looking at houses. It wasn’t being said yet that Gronk was coming. So Las Vegas would have had Brady and Gronk the year that the Bucs won the Super Bowl, except Gruden blew the deal up.”
UFC President Dana White claims he was working on getting Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski to the Las Vegas #Raiders in 2020, but Jon Gruden decided in the last minute that he didn’t want to do it.
Gronk: “That’s exactly what’s happened.”pic.twitter.com/clcIFMS0xV
— Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) August 21, 2022
It makes sense considering the Raiders officially left Oakland for Las Vegas in 2020, when Brady bid farewell to the Patriots after nearly 20 years with the team.
The Raiders could have embarked on their journey of a brand new city and stadium with the greatest quarterback and tight end to ever play the game. Who wouldn’t want that?
Gruden, apparently—at least according to white.
“With The Gronks” is an alternative commentary show featuring Rob Gronkowski and his family commentating over UFC events. Those that watch Monday Night Football’s “Manningcast” will feel right at home with the format.
But you can rest assured more people will be tuning in if the show is going to be dropping major bombshells like this one.
