Bucs quarterback Baker Mayfield has received over his Tampa Bay teammates within the two seasons he’s arrived within the metropolis. He’s accomplished it so effectively that he’s additionally gained favor with former Bucs gamers, too. And that participant is a way forward for Corridor of Famer.
Bucs TE Rob Gronkowski – Photograph by: Cliff Welch/PR
Former Bucs tight finish Rob Gronkowski is well-known for his friendship with fellow former New England and Tampa Bay quarterback Tom Brady. It was Brady that helped recruit Gronkowski to return out of retirement and facilitate a commerce between the Patriots and Bucs to get him to Tampa and win a Tremendous Bowl within the 2020 season, the primary yr that Brady and Gronkowski arrived.
Apparently, Brady isn’t the one Bucs quarterback that Gronk has a relationship with as we’ve come to search out out that he is aware of Baker Mayfield effectively after spending time collectively on the Bucs’ facility.
Gronkowski nonetheless spends a great period of time in Florida and particularly in Tampa. With the occasions of the hurricanes come by way of just lately, he has arrange a fundraiser referred to as Gronk’s Hurricane Helene & Milton Aid Fund, with the objective to assist these impacted by the hurricane. Right here’s the hyperlink if you want to donate to it.
To the shock of nobody, Gronkowski has had a really profitable media profession since retiring after the 2021 season. He’s nonetheless in tons of commercials for various corporations, is on the Fox NFL pre- and post-game and exhibits on the panel of analysts and in addition hosts various completely different occasions and media ventures. Gronk can be dipping his toe into the podcast waters, teaming up together with his different good buddy, Julian Edelman.
Of their new podcast – Dudes on Dudes with Gronk And Jules – the duo spend the present speaking about their favourite soccer gamers each traditionally and presently taking part in. Within the first episode they talked about Randy Moss, Tony Gonzalez and Bucs quarterback Baker Mayfield.
Rob Gronkowski Reveals Exercise Story With Baker Mayfield
That’s when Gronkowski shared an anecdote that he’s spent a while with Mayfield in Bucs’ weight room of all locations. And one second particularly got here on an important day for Baker Mayfield. This offseason was huge for Mayfield as he signed a three-year, $100 million contract to stay in Tampa. That deal was signed within the morning and the following factor , he and Gronk have been pumping iron.
Bucs QB Baker Mayfield and WR Chris Godwin – Photograph by: USA Right this moment
“I labored out with Baker,” Gronkowski mentioned. “You (Edelman) thought I threw with him, however I mentioned I labored out. I used to be breaking some PR (private information) information this yr within the weight room. He was cheering me on and we have been going nuts after the PR information that I hit. He’s a man that’s not afraid to get soiled, he’s beneath the bench press, he’s doing the squats with you, he’s doing the deadlifts. What I actually like in regards to the dude is he’s only a regular dude, man.
“He simply needs to have a great time. He really signed a three-year $100 million the morning of after which he got here to the exercise session that day and it was like nothing occurred. It was identical to he confirmed up, he didn’t have an ego, he didn’t have an enormous head or nothing. He simply confirmed up, put the work in that day and hit some extra PRs.”
Baker Mayfield has been described by Bucs head coach Todd Bowles and others that Mayfield is a quarterback that has an offensive lineman’s mentality. It makes good sense that he and Gronkowski would bond over getting puffed up whereas lifting weights, particularly on a day when Mayfield obtained his pay day.
We’ve seen Mayfield inform different gamers to get their weight up, it seems breaking a few of his private information in bench press, squats and lifeless lifts offers him the boldness to say so. It looks like Mayfield may need a little bit of a distinct relationship with Gronk than he does with Brady contemplating what’s been mentioned already this yr.
However Mayfield simply continues to be himself and work in direction of getting the Bucs one other profitable season, backed by Mayfield’s efficiency.
