Gronk on Travis Rivalry, NFL Comeback & Relationship with Tom Brady | New Heights | EP 22
New Heights with Jason & Travis Kelce
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4.8 • 17.2K Ratings
🗓️ 16 January 2023
⏱️ ? minutes
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Summary
On the twenty-second episode of New Heights, we've been asking you guys who you wanted on the show and there was one name that came up every time, or at least 92% of the time. So we finally got the 5x pro bowler, 4x first-team NFL all-pro, 4x Super Bowl Champion, and one of the best to ever do it, Rob Gronkowski.
In this episode, Jason and Travis get the details about why Gronk is kicking a field goal at the Super Bowl (03:00), the return of "Gronk Beach" (06:20), and acting alongside GILFs (09:15).
We find out whether we'll see Gronk return in the playoffs (11:20), why he's got an eye on the Buffalo Bills (17:00), why the Patriots were already yelling at him on Draft Day (20:30), and how he ended up at the University of Arizona (29:50).
Travis and Jason get the behind-the-scenes stories from Gronk's rookie year with the Patriots (32:50), his first time meeting Tom Brady (35:50), the insanity that was trying to block Brandon Spikes (41:00), why Belichick is the greatest coach of all time (42:35), where he thinks Brady goes next (47:3-), and his welcome to the NFL moment with Vince Wilfork (48:50).
Gronk opens up about what it's been like to constantly get compared to Travis and what TE records he hopes never get broken (51:10), why Jeremy Shockey was his TE role model (58:15), how the position has changed (01:00:50), and who's the next TE to watch out for (01:04:10).
Finally, we get Gronk's POV on some of our signature segments with his Mt. Rushmore of NFL brothers (01:10:30), our not-dumb question about animals playing football (01:14:0), Gronk's advice to his younger self (01:19:00), and his stamp of the week that you absolutely don't see coming (01:21:20).
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| 0:00.0 | Coming out of retirement again, screw this. |
| 0:02.9 | No, I'm only playing in the form from the 40 yard line in. |
| 0:05.8 | So I'm here to contract, pay me whatever you think I'm worth |
| 0:08.6 | from 40 yards in end. |
| 0:10.0 | And then you better watch what you say, dog. |
| 0:12.6 | There's probably 32 teams that are taking that contract right now, |
| 0:16.0 | dude. |
| 0:16.2 | You better watch out. |
| 0:17.0 | I'm great. |
| 0:18.0 | I'm great. |
| 0:19.0 | Good. |
| 0:22.5 | Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, welcome back to New Heights. |
| 0:26.4 | A juke's original show presented by Waysports and Entertainment brought to you |
| 0:29.6 | by our friends at Nerd Wallet. |
| 0:31.9 | We are your host. |
| 0:32.6 | I'm Travis Kelsey. |
| 0:33.4 | This is my big bro Jason Kelsey out of Cleveland Heights, Ohio. |
| 0:36.7 | Please subscribe on YouTube and wherever you get your podcasts and follow the show on |
| 0:40.0 | all social media platforms at New Heights show. |
| 0:43.0 | That's with one S. This is a very, very special episode. |
| 0:47.2 | Ladies and gentlemen, coming to you on a Monday, we've been asking you guys and you guys |
| 0:52.7 | are going to get it. |
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