Rob Gronkowski says Tom Brady wasn't drunk enough at Buccaneers' epic Super Bowl boat parade
Tom Brady partied hard after the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' Super Bowl win.
Due to COVID-19, the Buccaneers celebrated with a boat parade, with Brady showing up in his own $2 million yacht for the festivities. Drinks were had, and at one point, Brady boldly tossed the Lombardi Trophy from one sea vessel to another, much to the horror of his young daughter.
As a guest on Kyle Brandt's "10 Questions" podcast, Brady's trusted tight end Rob Gronkowski was asked to defend Brady's oceanic antics and careless toss of the trophy. Gronk said that Brady was just trying to share the love.
"That is how you celebrate," Gronkowski said. "He's celebrated six other times, so you gotta step it up a little bit when you're at a parade. This was a boat parade, and he wanted all his teammates - because he's a good team player - he wants all his teammates involved.
"He's held that trophy many times, so he's like, 'Man, I want my teammates to hold the trophy. They've never held it before.' So that's why he tossed it to Cam [Brate]. Because he looked at me and was like, 'Rob's held it too many times.' So he threw it to Cam, and Cam made that amazing catch."
Gronkowski went on to defend Brady's apparent drunkenness as he stepped off the boats. At the time, Brady blamed a "little avocado tequila" for his inability to walk, but according to Gronk, he didn't go hard enough.
"And then he's like, 'Man, I don't ever really drink, but I gotta get wasted because this is just getting too plain and simple, these parades, so let me get buzzed a little and the parade will be even cooler because I've been to so many.' So he got a little wasted. What a celebration. That's just the explanation. That's the true facts right there. I didn't ask him anything like that, but I can just tell, that's definitely the reasoning."
"He should have been more wasted, actually. I wish he got carried to hospital and got some IVs in him."
With teammates like Gronkowski supporting him on and off the field, there's no reason to think Brady won't be back celebrating another Super Bowl win next year.