Hour 2 - Rob Gronkowski

Summary

Podcast Summary: The Dan Patrick Show – Hour 2 Featuring Rob Gronkowski
Release Date: July 28, 2025

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Introduction and Episode Overview

In the second hour of "The Dan Patrick Show," host Dan Patrick delves deep into the current landscape of the NFL, exploring team prospects, standout players, and the ever-evolving dynamics of professional football. This episode also features an engaging segment with the legendary Rob Gronkowski, offering fans insider insights into his career and contributions to the sport.

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NFL Hope Ometer: Assessing Team Prospects

A significant portion of the hour is dedicated to the discussion of the newly introduced "Hope Ometer," a tool designed to gauge the future success and playoff potential of NFL teams. Co-hosts Marv Albert and Paul Pabst join Dan Patrick to break down the standings and offer their perspectives.

• Teams with High Hope:

  • Miami Dolphins: Leading the chart with the most hope for the upcoming season.

    Marv Albert [02:12]: “Early results right now have the Dolphins in first place with the most hope.”

  • New York Jets and New England Patriots: Close contenders following the Dolphins, fueled by potential player growth and strategic gameplay.

• Teams with Limited Hope:

  • Cleveland Browns and New York Giants: Considered to have minimal prospects for playoff contention this season.

    Dan Patrick [06:15]: “How many teams can you sit here and say universally they have no hope?”

  • New Orleans Saints: Despite possessing talented players, their overall performance this season raises doubts.

    Paul Pabst [07:30]: “I don't want to be mean. They don't feel hopeful this year.”

• Evolution of Team Prospects:

  • Discussion on how teams can shift from hopeful to contenders based on player development and strategic adjustments.

    Dan Patrick [09:05]: “How many teams have a chance in the NFL to go to the Super Bowl?”

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Best and Worst of the Weekend: Listener Call-Ins

Dan opens the floor to listeners, inviting them to share their best and worst experiences from the past weekend in sports and beyond.

• Highlights:

  • Pete Crow Armstrong: A caller from Tampa praises the 23-year-old MVP candidate for the Chicago Cubs.

    Dan Patrick [11:13]: “Pete Crow Armstrong getting a shout out today. It's, I think, second in the MVP race odds right now.”

  • Happy Gilmore Sequel: Enthusiasm expressed for the upcoming sequel, with references to memorable lines and scenes.

    Dan Patrick [12:00]: “I don't know about that, but thank you. I did have some good lines there that were written for me.”

• Low Points:

  • Golf Mishap: A caller shares a humorous yet frustrating experience of hitting into the wrong hole during a charity tournament.

    Caller [39:05]: “Worst of the weekend, I hit it on the wrong hole.” Dan Patrick [39:32]: “Congrats on your hole in one. But I thought you had a hole in one on another green that you weren't even aiming for.”

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Rob Gronkowski Joins the Show: Super Bowl Memories and Current Ventures

Rob Gronkowski, the iconic four-time Super Bowl champion, joins Dan Patrick for an in-depth discussion about his illustrious career, memorable moments, and current projects.

• Super Bowl 49 Recap:

  • Fritzi Seaton highlights the pivotal moments that led to the New England Patriots' victory against the Seattle Seahawks.

    Fritzi Seaton [28:01]: “When we beat the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl 49, it was hands down one of the best Super Bowl games to be played.”

  • Discussion on critical plays, including Julian Edelman's legendary catch and Dante Hightower's defensive prowess.

    Fritzi Seaton [32:14]: “Julian Edelman is an absolute fighter and a dog, and that's why he has three Super Bowl rings as well.”

• Hall of Fame Debate: Greatest Tight Ends of All Time:

  • A spirited conversation ensues comparing Rob Gronkowski, Travis Kelce, and Tony Gonzalez, weighing their individual achievements and postseason successes.

    Dan Patrick [41:03]: “Does Tony Gonzalez get shorted because he didn't have postseason success?” Paul Pabst [41:47]: “Paul Gronk has 621 receptions in his career in 11 years, which is well below some of those guys you talked about because of injury.”

• T-Mobile Friday Night 5G Lights Competition:

  • Rob discusses his role as the ambassador for the competition, which celebrates high school football and hometown pride.

    Fritzi Seaton [31:01]: “T-Mobile is giving away to 25 different high schools… a brand new high school football stadium and a Gronk Fitness weight room.”

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Quarterback Performance and Player Health

The conversation shifts to the importance of quarterback performance in a team's success and the impact of player health on their career longevity.

• Travis Kelce’s Ambitions:

  • Fritzi Seaton elaborates on Travis Kelce's goals to win championships and maintain his high performance levels.

    Fritzi Seaton [25:36]: “He wants to win another championship before he retires. So he wants to get back to the Super Bowl, which is a tough task to do.”

• Julian Edelman's Determination:

  • The resilience and toughness of Julian Edelman are commended, particularly his ability to perform under pressure despite physical setbacks.

    Fritzi Seaton [33:09]: “Julian Edelman is an absolute fighter and an absolute dog, and that's why he has three Super Bowl rings as well.”

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Listener Engagement and Future Episodes

Throughout the hour, Dan encourages listener participation, acknowledging their stories, questions, and enthusiasm for future guests. In particular, there is interest in having Rob Gronkowski join more frequently, though scheduling remains a challenge.

Caller [40:08]: “Gronk will join us here in a little bit. Jeff in Tampa.”

Dan Patrick [40:31]: “Love to have Gronk on. He's always been good.”

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Conclusion and Key Takeaways

The episode wraps up with reflections on the significance of both standout performances and personal anecdotes from listeners. Rob Gronkowski's contributions to football, his memorable Super Bowl moments, and his ongoing ventures beyond the field leave a lasting impression. The dynamic discussions around team prospects, player health, and the evolution of football roles provide a comprehensive view for fans eager to stay informed and engaged.

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Notable Quotes with Timestamps

• Dan Patrick on Team Hope:

  [05:42] “Most of them have hope. Because all you're thinking is, hey, you know what? I'm looking at the schedule, and if we get past that team and we can win that and, you know, maybe we could squeeze into the playoffs...”

• Marv Albert on Football Prospects:

  [37:33] “First best, Nikola Jokic. More emotional after his horse winning a race than winning the NBA title.”

• Fritzi Seaton on Player Health:

  [23:08] “The playbook. I can tell you that that was number one. Also, understanding defenses.”

• Paul Pabst on Travis Kelce:

  [43:49] “He didn't play a game.”

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Final Thoughts

This episode of "The Dan Patrick Show" masterfully blends in-depth sports analysis with personal anecdotes and guest insights. Whether you're a die-hard NFL fan or someone interested in the behind-the-scenes stories of football's elite, Hour 2 featuring Rob Gronkowski offers a compelling listen filled with expert opinions, memorable moments, and engaging conversations.

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[Marv Albert]

Yeah, we have up there now two different hopeometers, AFC and NFC. The rules to get in where the AFC team below.500 last year with the most hope heading into this season.

[Dan Patrick]

We're trademarking Hope Ometer. Just letting everybody know.

[Marv Albert]

Patent pending.

[Dan Patrick]

Yes. If Big Cat or Levitard or anybody else tries to steal it, it's ours.

[Marv Albert]

Yeah.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah.

[Marv Albert]

Your Options for the afc, Dolphins, Jets, Patriots, Browns, Colts, Jaguars, Titans, Raiders. Early results right now have the Dolphins in first place with the most hope, followed closely by the jets and the Patriots.

[Dan Patrick]

The jets, yeah. Early results, okay. Early results, okay.

[Marv Albert]

I think because they fell so far, maybe they have more to go up.

[Dan Patrick]

I don't really know. So, like, if they double their win total, then you'd be like, hey, that's pretty good. Very good. Look it, very good. But how many teams don't have hope? When you think about the NFL, most of them have hope. Because all you're thinking is, hey, you know what? I'm looking at the schedule, and if we get past that team and we can win that and, you know, maybe we could squeeze into the playoffs because you're looking at nine wins, like that's going to get you into the playoffs, or at least. You're at least going to be on the doorstep. How many teams can you sit here and say universally they have no hope? Like, Arizona has hope, right? I mean, and this might be the make or break year for Kyler Murray, but you do have Marvin Harrison Jr. And it feels like. Like a couple years ago, I think they won nine games. Like, weren't they eight and one out of the gate and eight wins last year? So you're kind of in that window there of making the playoffs. Carolina, you're. It felt like second half of the season gave you hope for this season. Cleveland probably don't have hope. Probably not. The Giants hope is you got Russell Wilson Jr. III. You got a pretty good defense. All right. Is there another team that you just go, no, no. Yeah, Paulie, the Saints.

[Paul Pabst]

I don't want to be mean. They don't feel hopeful this year. Your Browns, they feel hopeful for next year's draft, maybe.

[Dan Patrick]

Okay. But I look at the Saints, they do still have some decent players, right?

[Paul Pabst]

When your voice goes up and you talk about a team. Yeah, you know, they got a chance, that means reliance.

[Dan Patrick]

They. They do have some talent there. Yes. Marvin, I'm sorry.

[Fritzi Seaton]

I feel bad. I was pickling this team, the Tennessee.

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Titans, and when you mean hope, are.

[Fritzi Seaton]

You talking about possibly making the playoffs?

[Dan Patrick]

Well, I think if you have a new quarterback, you have hope until proven otherwise, and you got the number one pick in the draft, you expect Cam Ward to be good at some point this season. I would. I would say they have hope. I. I don't know if, like, their hope might be. Let's. Let's improve. We have chances. Let's improve and get some momentum here, like. But there's only a couple of teams. It feels like where you go, they don't. They don't have a chance. But this is what the NFL wants. This is. This is how they built it. They want to give everybody a chance. Or you feel you have a chance, and that's what a salary cap does. You have that chance. Hey, all we got to do is win our home games. And if we win those two games there and, you know, now we got a chance and feels like every year it's like three or four teams fall down, three or four teams jump up. But that's how the NFL's designed this. Yes, Paul.

[Paul Pabst]

Yeah, the parody of the NFL gives everyone a chance. It feels like the NBA is the direct opposite. Where maybe at the start of the season, are there. Are there 10 teams that are in contention? Is that too many? It feels like there's more that don't have a chance than have a chance.

[Dan Patrick]

Okay, how many teams have a chance in the NFL to go to the Super Bowl? How many teams in baseball have a chance to go to the World Series? And how many teams do you think have a chance to go to the NBA Finals? Because if I look at the NFL, six or seven teams. Maybe, maybe. Maybe it's a little bit more than that. Baseball, it's probably six. Now, this is to go to the World Series. If I said to win the World Series, then that would change this dramatically. How many teams have a chance to win the World Series? In baseball? Two. Two. Maybe. Maybe three. Two, three. NBA. How many teams have a chance? Now, we've seen that there's been a different champion every single year. The last, what, six years, seven years. There's a little more hope out there. Football, how many teams? Okay, so we've thrown out, maybe there's eight to 10. Baseball is only a couple. Basketball, maybe six to eight. Now, this is to win the title. Nobody would have had Indiana in there to start this season. And due to injuries, you had teams that fell out that will be back in, you know, teams that we've come to expect to be there. Yes, Paulie, it does feel in the.

[Paul Pabst]

NFL that if you make the playoffs, there's a chance. There's some teams that squeak in and you don't believe in them, but then you have those wild card teams like Eli Mannings. But the NBA, if you're a. If you're a nine seed or an eight seed, you feel like a nice story but not an actual threat to make it to the title game.

[Dan Patrick]

All right, best and worst of the weekend. What you saw that you liked, if you didn't like. Gronk will join us here in a little bit. Jeff in Tampa. Hi, Jeff. What's on your mind today?

[Caller]

How's it going, DP for my, for my best of the week, I want to shine a spotlight on the playoff pound Chicago Cubs and their 23 year old MVP candidate, Pete Crow Armstrong. So he's not getting enough love. I mean, man, like I said, He's 23, our first big prospect since the Chris Bryant era. He's gonna on pace for 40, 40 and a gold glove. And not to mention DP the man is a Native American Indian with red hair and freckles. You can't, you know, he shatters all conventions, breaks all molds.

[Dan Patrick]

Thank you, Jeff. Pete Crow Armstrong getting a shout out today. It's I think second in the MVP race odds right now. Kirk in Illinois. Hi, Kirk. What's on your mind today?

[Caller]

Hey, D.P. hey. I was just wanting to throw my hat in that I loved Happy Gilmore too and you had the best part in it.

[Dan Patrick]

Well, I don't know about that, but thank you. I did have some good lines there that were written for me, but reaction's been good and you know, I, I'm biased because of Sandler and getting an opportunity to be in the movie. I think it's fun. That's a it. It's not Happy Gilmore, but I think it's a nice sequel to it. It's a nice compliment to that Adam in Arizona. Hi, Adam. What's on your mind today?

[Caller]

Hey, I got a couple things for you, man. First of all, very good part in movie, man. Great, great flick. Second hope ometer. Vikings. Hope J.J. mcCarthy, huh? Right. But what I really wanted to call about was best and worst of the weekend. Two best English women, Lottie Woad and the English women winning the Euros. Thank you.

[Dan Patrick]

Okay. All right. Yeah, Lottie, that was her first tournament. She was great amateur, I think at Florida State and they were in Scotland and she ended up winning. Fritzi. Fritzi just sent me a note that Jeff in Tampa said that Pete Crow Armstrong, a Native American Indian.

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I hadn't heard that. Isn't it big? Seemed a little redundant to me. It's interesting.

[Dan Patrick]

I think it would be just Native American probably.

[Fritzi Seaton]

I think that you can stop right.

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[Dan Patrick]

Third word, James in Virginia. Then we'll take a break. Hey, James, what's on your mind?

[Caller]

High five. High five. High five. High five. That was my favorite line, man. I love, I love that moment on the bike, man, I love that. I don't know how long it took you to shoot that, but high five, high five. And high fives all around because Karen McLaurin is back in Washington, man. So all is good. Washington is ready to roll Year two with Jaden Daniels. They're amazing on a seven game winning streak. A game and a half up the Phillies. And also, man, high five, high five. Y' all have a great day.

[Dan Patrick]

Thank you, James. Thank you, James. James. James has always had hope for the commanders and paid off this past year. Yeah, see, I, I shot another scene so I'm at the anchor desk and then they had me working out and I was, I went to this health club and then I, you know, had to shoot this scene over there. And probably three hours there, probably four hours at the anchor chair where you just, you know, they're throwing out things for you to do and then you never know what's going to end up in the movie. But is a funny little, funny little scene.

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[Fritzi Seaton]

That'S My Boy and last night with.

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Happy Gilmore too, she goes, marvin, you.

[Fritzi Seaton]

Work for this guy.

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I said, I know.

[Dan Patrick]

No, do you? You work with me, but you sign you, but you work with me.

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We work together.

[Dan Patrick]

Yes, we do.

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[Dan Patrick]

Yes, you do.

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[Dan Patrick]

Yes. All right, we'll take a break. Rob Gronkowski will join us coming up next. Be sure to catch the live edition of the Dan Patrick show, weekdays at 9am Eastern, 6am Pacific on Fox Sports Radio and the iHeartRadio app. Hey, we're Covino and Rich, Fox Sports radio every day, 5 to 7pm Eastern. But here's the thing. We never have enough time to get to everything we want to get to. And that's why we have a brand new podcast called Over Promised. You see, we're having so much fun in our two hour show. We never get to everything honestly, because this guy is over promising things we never have time for. Yeah, you blubber lips, blaming me. Well, you know what it's called? Over Promise. You should be good at it because you've been overpromising women for years. Well, it's a Covino and Rich after show and we want you to be a part of it. We're going to be talking sports, of course, but we're also going to talk life and relationships. And if Rich and I are arguing about something or we didn't have enough time, it will continue on our after show called Over Promised well, if you don't get enough Covino and Rich, make sure you check out Over Promised and also uncensored by the way, so maybe we'll go at it even a little harder. It's going to be the best after show podcast of all time. There you go, overpromising. And remember, you could see it on YouTube, but definitely. Join us Listen to Over Promised with Covino and rich on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

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So what happened to Chappaquiddick? Well, it really depends on who you talk to.

[Dan Patrick]

There are many versions of what happened in 1969 when a young Ted Kennedy drove a car into a pond and.

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Left a woman behind to drown. There's a famous headline, I think in the New York Daily News. It's Teddy Escapes, Blonde drowns. And in a strange way, right, that sort of tells you the story really became about Ted's political future, Ted's political hopes. Will Ted become President?

[Dan Patrick]

Chappaquiddick is a story of a tragic death and how the Kennedy machine took control.

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[Dan Patrick]

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[Dan Patrick]

Walt Whitman said something like, you know, 99.99% of war is diarrhea and 1% is gory.

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[Fritzi Seaton]

Hamilton pauses and then he says, the greatest man that ever lived was Julius Caesar. And Jefferson writes in his diary, this.

[Dan Patrick]

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[Dan Patrick]

More phone calls coming up, as we always do every Monday. Best and worst of the weekend. What you saw that you liked, you didn't like. Big shout out to Fontainebleau Hotel in Las Vegas. They took care of Dylan, the Graphics Gu, Shea and Irving as they went out there to cash their winnings because they had Saquon Barkley being named the offensive player of the year and they ended up winning $2,200 on that ticket and they came home with money as well. But Fountain Blue took care of those guys. Rob Gronkowski, four time super bowl champ and contributor to Fox NFL Sunday, is the ambassador for the T mobile Friday night 5G lights and it's a competition high school football nationwide celebration of hometown pride. T Mobile is all involved. Gronk will talk to us about that. Good to see you, Rob. What is the, what was the goal of veterans when you went to training camp?

[Fritzi Seaton]

Oh, the goal of veterans is to show the younger players the way, you know, be the leader out there out on the football field and get that chemistry going with in, you know, the team within the organization and go out there and show everyone how it's done out on the football field and try to find ways to get better. Because you can make big jumps from your rookie year to your second year, but when you're a vet, you got to find those little tiny details that can, you know, make your game just a little bit better compared to when a rookie is going into a second year. You see big improvement, but you just got to find those ways to stay in the league and, and be better so you can stick around.

[Dan Patrick]

Okay, but tell me what you didn't know your rookie year.

[Fritzi Seaton]

The playbook. I can tell you that that was number one. Also, understanding defenses. You know, you can go over defenses in meetings and understand what cloud coverage is, what cover two coverage is. But to truly understand a defense, you got to get repetitions out on the football field. You got to be able to go against that type of speed because it's different from when you're in college. When you get to the NFL, man, it's like everything's going so fast. And I remember that my first time I stepped down the football field, I was like, how am I going to deal with this? Everything's just racing in my mind. These linebackers are so fast. Usually I'm so much faster than everyone else. So it's about getting the repetitions and the reps and going out there and having the game slow down for you and getting the feel of the defenders out on the football field.

[Dan Patrick]

Give me the defender you had to keep your eye out for, like I'm on my team or the opposition.

[Fritzi Seaton]

Just, you know, going against another team. Okay. I mean, I always had a battle with myself. That's what I always said. If I was on point and I was feeling my game, I felt like I could go against anyone else at any other time and dominate, you know, but if I wasn't on point, if I wasn't feeling myself, if I wasn't I would say activated, you know, and going full go and I was feeling slow. I felt like I could get covered by any single person in the league. There was one time in training camp, think it was my eighth year going into training camp with the New England Patriots and I was getting covered by undrafted free agents just because I wasn't feeling myself, my body wasn't cooperating with me. So the NFL is a lot more, you know, a battle against yourself on a daily basis. It's hard to be up every single day, you know, especially with the beating that you can take. You want to be activated, you want the muscles firing, and when they're not, I feel like anyone can cover you at any given time, but just opponents wise, I would say. In the run blocking game though, Terrell Suggs was an absolute monster, absolute beast. And it's not because he was just so strong, you know, and, and, and scary looking. It's because he brought it every single play and he had that burst off the ball. And same with Von Miller. That dude was impossible to get your hands on because he was just so quick and that burst was just so lethal that, you know, he had the advantage there.

[Dan Patrick]

What is Travis Kelsey battling this year?

[Fritzi Seaton]

Travis Kelsey, what is he battling this year? I would say he wants to win football games, that's for sure. He wants to win another championship before he retires. So he wants to get back to the super bowl, which is a tough task to do. They already done it three years in a row. Are they going to do it four years in a row? They have a chance for sure. I would also say that he wants to go out there. I mean, I don't know. I don't know, you know him personally like that. That and I can't really speak for him, but after watching, you know, last year in the Super Bowl, I feel like he wants to go out there and prove to everyone that he still has a lot left in the tank and he can go out there to compete at a high level, which I truly believe he will, or else he wouldn't have came back to play football again this year.

[Dan Patrick]

But at that position, how much of it is just understanding body position, he's not going to be running by guys the way he once did. So now it comes down to football IQ of how smart I can be. And I don't know how much that plays or played for you when you played that position later in your career.

[Fritzi Seaton]

Well, that's kind of going back to your first question, Dan, is when you were talking about what does a veteran do going into a training camp while it's finding the little niches to stay around even though your skills aren't up to par compared to when you were 23, 24 years old. And that happened to me my last couple years, especially down in Tampa. It was just knowing the niche of the game, knowing the defenses, knowing where to be in zone coverage. Yeah, I wasn't running by anyone and my stats weren't particularly like they were when I was younger. But guess what, I was still contributing because I was blocking guys and also I was finding the space in the zone and making the plays where my number was called. Travis Kelce. Yeah, he probably won't be making moves like he was back, you know, four or five years ago, but the guy knows the game of football. He's such a smart football player and he has that connection and chemistry with Patrick Mahomes as well. And that's what keeps him going. Every once in a while I'm sure he's going to feel himself and have that boost to get to get by someone and run by someone. But overall, I would say his smarts of the game of football is what keeps him around and what keeps him at 80 plus catches by just finding the hole and sitting down and just catching and going up the field for a first down.

[Dan Patrick]

Rob Gronkowski, four time super bowl champ, joining us. What super bowl ring would you wear to the hall of Fame when you're inducted?

[Fritzi Seaton]

Yeah, I would definitely wear my first super bowl ring to the hall of Fame. When we beat the Seattle Seahawks In Super Bowl 49, it was hands down one of the best super bowl games to be played. We were down, we came back, the Seattle Seahawks came back when we got up on them. And then the final drive, obviously with the Malcolm Butler interception to seal the deal, I contributed. I had a touchdown going into the first half in the two minute drill, Amendola had a touchdown, Julian had a touchdown. Our boy Shane Vereen out of the backfield had like 10 catches. So it was an overall great team win. And on top of it, it was one of the best Super Bowls out there and it got me into the super bowl club.

[Dan Patrick]

But how surprised were you to be on the sidelines watching Seattle Throw that pass as opposed to give it to Marshawn Lynch.

[Fritzi Seaton]

Well, you got to give credit to Dante Hightower, who has the biggest calves in, in the NFL when he was playing, that they ran a similar. They ran a play where they handed it off to beast mode right before that. And Dante Hightower made the tackle one on one on beast mode, which is very, very rare. But Dante Hightower is such a beast as well that he was able to bring them down. So that may be kind of switched up the play call for that final play that they had because he already got tackled on the two yard line from Dante Hightower. I mean, to throw the ball as well. We were just prepared. Coach Belichick showed Malcolm Butler that play plenty of times with within the weeks following up to the Super Bowl. So we were just a better prepared team. And that's when Coach Belichick's coaching comes into credit, is because he had Malcolm Butler prepared for that play. And that's why Malcolm Butler made that spectacular move to have that interception.

[Dan Patrick]

Wait, Dante Hightower has the biggest cabs in.

[Fritzi Seaton]

He has monster calves. Yes, monster.

[Dan Patrick]

Were you jealous of his calves, Julian?

[Fritzi Seaton]

Sure was. He talked about him every single day.

[Dan Patrick]

Did you ever think that we would see this many pictures of Brady with his shirt off in retirement?

[Fritzi Seaton]

No, I would have never thought that. He was always a little bit nervous to even take his shirt off in the locker room. He had more of a dad bod when he was playing. But like I feel like he got like trimmed up a little bit. He kind of has a six pack. All that baby fat and plain fat that he had is totally off him. And he's looking good. He's worried. I think he changed up his workout resume too, like regime. And he's like lifting I think more weights now. So he looks better so he can show it off. Man, he looks, he's looking good right now for 60 years old.

[Dan Patrick]

But he's on a yacht every. Every week.

[Fritzi Seaton]

It feels like, I mean he deserves it. I mean, he put in 25 plus years in the NFL. You know, he deserves to be on a yacht every, every single day.

[Dan Patrick]

I love what you're doing with T Mobile. The Friday night 5G light. So explain the competition and what's at stake here.

[Fritzi Seaton]

Yes. T mobile 5 Friday night 5G lights is back and we're taking it to a whole nother level. And it's its second with more winners, more prizes, and ultimately more ways to showcase hometown pride and empower communities. And what T Mobile is doing is that if you're a small town high school, you can enter these, this, these states to be able to win prizes from T Mobile. And T Mobile is giving away to 25 different high schools. $25,000, 450 schools high schools will be receiving $5,000. And if you win the, the grand prize for Friday night 5G lights, you will win over a million dollars in prizes, which is ultimately a brand new high school football stadium, a brand new Gronk Fitness weight room as well. You know, Gronk Fitness, you got to plug my, my family's product right there and got to stay strong and you got to stay fast using our equipment. So if you want more details about it, go to Friday night5Glights.com to enter. And it's just such a spectacular program that T Mobile is doing to just help out these high school athletes.

[Dan Patrick]

You know, you brought up Dante Hightower with that stop on Beast Mode. But then Hightower has the sack on Matt Ryan in the super bowl as well, right?

[Fritzi Seaton]

Yeah, we call Dante Hightower playoff Dante playoffs. Or it was something like that. Playoff Dante because he showed up every single time the playoffs came. If he was in the training room, you know, in the regular season a little bit, it didn't matter. We knew that we could count on Dante Hightower and he came through in Atlanta versus the Atlanta Falcons in that Super Bowl. Unfortunately, I didn't play in that one. I was having a great year. And then I went up to see him and Earl Thomas, the absolute missile of a guy that he is, he hit me when I was going up to see him full speed and punctured my lung and, and broke my back basically in half. So I was out for that Super Bowl. And then obviously he came through in the Super Bowl 49 as well when he, he stopped Beast Mode.

[Dan Patrick]

I know you got your podcast with Julian Edelman. I, I was, I still can hear Cam Chancellor hit Edelman when he made the catch, you know, going, going over the middle and then he ended up running like what, seven yards after that. It's one of the hardest hits that I've heard. Gronk and Edelman said he wasn't concussed. I still think he had a concussion.

[Fritzi Seaton]

Put it this way, that just shows, you know, what type of player Julian Edelman is. It just shows his toughness as well. He got absolutely cremated across the middle by one of the hardest hitting safeties. And not just hardest hitting safeties, one of the biggest safeties and athletic safeties. They'll play the game of football. And he got right up to keep on running. That just shows how trained and how programmed that he is and how bad that he wants to win, you know, the game of, you know, win the games. When he's playing the game of football, especially with the super bowl on the line, I think he got concussed as well. But Julian Edelman is an absolute fighter and an absolute dog, and that's why he has three super bowl rings as well.

[Dan Patrick]

Well, he ended up having that catch against Atlanta, the ricochet that was. I mean, so we're talking about, you know, Brady and Belichick get all the credit and, you know, they should get most of it, but you're talking about other players who make these small. Malcolm Butler, like, these small little things. You, you know, Amendola, like, that's what sometimes I think gets lost with great teams is having the other people that fill in kind of, you know, the gray area there.

[Fritzi Seaton]

Yeah, definitely in, you know, but we. We've all gotten plenty of credit and. And we're all not looking for more credit because we receive plenty of credit as well. Julian Edelman receives plenty of credit. Amendola. Every time we see each other, we reminisce about our championships and about playing together. But I just want to go back to that catch as well, with Julian Edelman with the Atlanta Falcons. And also, you saw him get leveled by Cam Chancellor, basically. Concussion, keep going. That just shows the determination that Julian Adelman has. You see other guys in playoffs, they don't come through with that little. With that catch that they need to. To keep that drive going in the fourth quarter. I'm not going to bring up any situations, but it happened a couple times last year in the playoffs. But a guy who wants to win, who wants it so bad, and he. He just digging for it and. And doesn't want to go lose, go back to that locker room losing. That's a guy like Julian Edelman. And when you're determined like that, you're going to make those plays and you're going to make that catch to keep the drive going. And it's because Julian Edelman wanted it more than anyone else. So thank you, Julian, for coming through in those situations.

[Dan Patrick]

How many North Carolina football games are you going to go to this year?

[Fritzi Seaton]

It's going to be tough because I'm obviously doing the Fox pregame show this year, so I'll be definitely tuning in. No doubt about that. I'm going to wish Coach Belichick well. I want to see him win because it's just kind of like the Deion Sanders effect. A little bit just brings, you know, college football to the table and makes it that much more interesting. And coach Belichick also has that effect. So if he's winning, it's going to bring that North Carolina vibe to a whole nother level. And you're going to want to tune in and you're going to want to follow and it's going to be fun.

[Dan Patrick]

Once again to learn more about the contest, your local high school. Friday Night lights. Friday night, 5G Lights. Friday night, 5G lights.com Gronk Great to talk to you again. Good luck with this.

[Fritzi Seaton]

All right, Dan. Always pleasure, man. Thank you.

[Dan Patrick]

Rob Gronkowski. Yeah, I go back to like these small things where you just go, that guy did this. You know that the Edelman catch against Atlanta is one of the greatest catches in super bowl history. And it's just like it's. You don't even when you watch it and then you watch it again, you go, I don't know how he did that. I don't know how it was possible. I got it. I got it. Yeah, I know. I'm telling you, I got it. I know. It's a great moment. I know, but you get those. He's talking about Vereen getting 10 catches. Nobody talks about a lot of these guys. Certainly New England running backs and the value that you had of them catching passes because that was their running game for a lot of these super bowl years. Yes, Marvin.

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[Dan Patrick]

Should have been the mvp, in my opinion. Yeah. Little thing. Stat of the day brought to you by Panini America. The official trading cards of the program. Willard in Illinois. Hi, Willard. What's on your mind today, Dan?

[Caller]

First time, long time. 6, 1, 2, 12. Wondering what you think about the buzz in Hollywood after the wonderful success of Happy Gilmore. Two with the comparison of you and a Sandler. You being compared to Redford and Newman.

[Dan Patrick]

Well, I'm not surprised. Thank you, Willie. Yeah, it's Tommy Newman and. And Skip Redford.

[Marv Albert]

Charles Redford.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah. Not the, you know, the Newman in Redford. You're thinking of Dave in Arkansas.

[Caller]

They call me Pittsburgh days. The official ambassador of the seven time. Yes. Seven time super bowl championship winning Pittsburgh Steelers. That tells you where I'm thinking this team's going to.

[Dan Patrick]

Wait, are you okay that, you know, Terry Bradshaw took some shots at Aaron Rodgers before he got there. Aaron, you know, took the high road and just said, hey, Terry doesn't know me. Maybe he needs to sit down and get to Know me.

[Caller]

I can live with it. You know, it's not. That's. Men are their own. They're each their own animal. I'll let them go in that. Okay, so I got a best and a worse for you.

[Dan Patrick]

Okay?

[Caller]

Best charity count. Charity tournament this weekend. Hit a hole in one and worse, worst of the weekend, I hit it on the wrong hole.

[Dan Patrick]

So explain, Dave, that you were lined up to hit it to one hole and you ended up hitting it to another green.

[Caller]

No, no, no. You miss. You're missing my point. I hit it on number 13, which was. That was fine. I got a hole in one on number 13. Had I hit it on number 16.

[Dan Patrick]

Oh, then you get it up to $16,000. That's not as good of a story, Dave. Congrats on your hole in one. But I thought you had a hole in one on another green that you weren't even aiming for. But all right, you got it on 13. You get it on 16, then, you know, you get cash prizes there. Rich in Athens. Hi, Rich. What's on your mind today?

[Caller]

DP Great to talk with you guys. I was just telling your producer, like Garfield, I don't like Monday, but you got to have Rob Gronkowski on the show a lot more. That guy got me fired up. He was a great interview. And if you had him on every Monday, I'm tuning in, guarantee that guys is incredible. Great interview.

[Dan Patrick]

All right, well, see what we can do. I mean, I can only take them when they're available, try to lock them in. We don't pay anybody, so if they show up, great. Love to have Gronk on. He's always been good. And, And. And as soon as he says his first couple of words, like he just Gronk, he just. That's who he is. Yeah, Paulie, sometimes.

[Paul Pabst]

We were talking about it while you're. During the interview, which was so much fun. He doesn't even seem like a real person. He seems like a character you'd create for a TV show about football, but that's him.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah, yeah. Going in the hall of Fame. You know, when you're in the. The short discussion of greatest tight end of all time, you know, is Travis Kelsey going to be recognized as greatest tight end of all time? Does Tony Gonzalez get shorted because he didn't have postseason success? Like, Tony Gonzalez's numbers are bonkers. They're. They're. Jerry Ricean. But he didn't have postseason success. Kelsey had it. Gronk had it. That sometimes is the difference. We can look at regular Season numbers. But postseason numbers will overshadow those regular season numbers for some players. Yes.

[Paul Pabst]

Paul Gronk has 621 receptions in his career in 11 years, which is well below some of those guys you talked about because of injury. He played only four completely healthy seasons. However, if you change the semantics and say when they played who was the best tight end of all time, Gronk's probably winning that one. Like, at their peak.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah. Because even in Tampa, all they cared that Gronk was healthy for the postseason. It didn't matter the regular season. It was just be healthy for the postseason. I'm going to go to you a couple of times, and you're going to get touchdowns. That's all Brady cared about. Because Gronk couldn't stay healthy with the way he played. Couldn't stay healthy. And you had these defensive backs that were going in low. I mean, he had. He had some really serious injuries, and he came in with a bad back. I think that's why he went in the second round, because he had a back issue at Arizona. But Kelsey Kelsey have a thousand catches. Paulie, can we check on that? But Tony Gonzalez is cash. He just did it every. Every single season. Yes, Marv.

[Advertiser 2]

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[Dan Patrick]

But he put up those numbers before Mahomes got there with Brody Croyle. Brody Croyle. Nice. Elvis Gerbach.

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[Dan Patrick]

He did, yeah. Do you have Kelsey's catches, Paulie?

[Paul Pabst]

Yeah, we're getting him up right now. He has 1,004 career catches.

[Dan Patrick]

Oh, so just went over a thousand. Yeah.

[Paul Pabst]

And he had 97 last year, his first season in the league.

[Fritzi Seaton]

He.

[Paul Pabst]

He didn't play a game.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah.

[Paul Pabst]

And then since then, 1,004 catches.

[Dan Patrick]

And wasn't he a quarterback in college at the University of Cincinnati?

[Paul Pabst]

I think part of his recruitment. He was, like, somewhat positionless his first year.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah. But I think he came in as a quarterback and then they put him as a tight end. But, you know, I go back to Ditka. Mike Ditka was the first tight end that was different. Getting down the field. It wasn't just blocking. John Mackey was another one that could catch a pass and take it the distance. Then it sort of changed. I think Kellen Winslow the second, where it became a weapon, where you're not a blocker, you're just a bigger version of a wide receiver. Jimmy Graham was that way for me. I didn't view him as a tight end. It felt like he was just a larger wide receiver. But the position has evolved and it feels like you got to have at least one tight end and some of these teams subscribe to having two of them. All right, we'll take a break. More phone calls, but up next we will give you our best and worst of the weekend. Fox Sports Radio has the best sports talk lineup in the nation. Catch all of our [e-mail] and within the iHeartRadio app. Search FSR to listen live.

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[Dan Patrick]

There are many versions of what happened in 1969 when a young Ted Kennedy drove a car into a pond and.

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[Dan Patrick]

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[Dan Patrick]

Walt Whitman said something like, no. 99.99% of war is diarrhea and 1% is glory.

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[Fritzi Seaton]

Hamilton pauses, and then he says, the greatest man that ever lived was Julius Caesar. And Jefferson writes in his diary, this.

[Dan Patrick]

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[Dan Patrick]

All righty. We'll give you our best and worst of the Weekend. Let me get a couple of phone calls. Dom in Wyoming. Hi, Dom. What's on your mind today?

[Caller]

Hey, dad. How's it going? Six foot, 175. Hey, I know we had a Garfield on earlier asking for a Gronk every Monday, and then you said, may it sound like it's pretty unrealistic, but I was wondering, are we gonna have Derek Henry on every week? Because he. He asked to come on every week, and I think we can get him on. Make Todd's job. Make Todd's job a lot easier.

[Dan Patrick]

Well, look, we're just kind of at the mercy of these athletes and their schedules, and I have to be respectful to that. You know, we're on from 9am to noon Eastern, and a lot of these players will have practice. They'll have, you know, certain requirements, but if we can get them on. And 99 of the guests we have on are live. You know, the interviews are live. I like doing a live interview, but if we can, great. Love to have Gronk on Derek Henry on Chris in la. Hi, Chris. What's on your mind today?

[Caller]

Good morning, Dan. You know, I just wanted to comment. I agree with you regarding Tony Gonzalez. I have always felt that postseason accolades, Super Bowls, whatever you want to have, should not be a prerequisite to get into the hall of Fame. It can be used, added on to assist you to get in, but it shouldn't be required for you to have because to me, it should be who was the best player at that position. And Tony Gonzalez clearly was one of the best tight ends. And, you know, especially in football and baseball, where it's a team sport, you can be great and still not get a championship. You know, I just think if you're one of the best at your position and. And the story of football's best players cannot be told without you being there. I think. I think you should be in so.

[Dan Patrick]

Well, I think the one position that I would disagree with is quarterback. We ask our quarterbacks to win championships. It's unfair to ask them, but that is the bottom line, and that elevates somebody, and, you know, that will bring somebody down a peg. How many Super Bowls? How many did you play in? How many did you win? You know, I think it's a plus for LeBron to have played in as many NBA Finals. It's really remarkable. But that's viewed as a negative by the Jordan sycophants. Mike never lost. Yeah, but what did he do in those other years? He didn't get to the finals. At least LeBron got to the Finals. Brady, you lost Super Bowls. You got to the Super Bowl. Mahomes, you've lost Super Bowls. You got to the Super Bowl. That's the only way you can win it is to get there. And I think sometimes we lose sight of that. Todd. Best and worst of the weekend.

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[Dan Patrick]

Yeah, Kurt's the big Amish. He's from Lancaster. I don't know if it's Lancaster or Lancaster, but it is Pennsylvania, which is Amish country, so they call him the big Amish Seaton.

[Marv Albert]

My best of the weekend, and I've talked about this kid a little bit before as one of my best. There's a kid named Kevin Sullivan. He's 15 years old. He played for the Philadelphia Union Academy. He was bought, I think about a year ago by Manchester City, which was a really, really big deal. You get a bunch of money. There's a lot of hype around this kiddo. He made his debut for Manchester City this weekend for their under 21 team and scored in the first 15 minutes. It's pretty awesome for he's just 15. He's young. And Pep Guardiola and Manchester City rate him as probably the best kid at his age in the world. Lot of hype, a lot of pressure for that kid. But so far all the right people are interested and he's doing all the right things. Pretty exciting for him. The My other best was Happy Gilmore, too. Eminem was awesome. It was kind of like each scene revealed a new cameo and all of the sudden you're like, oh my God.

[Dan Patrick]

Look at this dude.

[Marv Albert]

Just really, really well done.

[Dan Patrick]

Very good movie, Marvin. Best in worst of the Weekend.

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[Dan Patrick]

Yes. That's. That's my choice. Luca will be the MVP this year. Absolutely. All right. We'll get to Paulie's best in Worst of the Weekend. More phone calls coming up and perhaps a new poll question the Billy Joel Documentary if you're not watching Happy Gilmore 2 Billy Joel documentary. It's two parts. It's about five hours total. It's really well done. It's a a very deep dive into a guy who's had a couple of different careers. Final hour in this Monday, right after this. There's a time and a plate for.

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