Rob Gronkowski Roasted by Fans for Hypocritical Take on Patrick Mahomes, Chiefs

Kristen Wong | Sep 11, 2025

Rob Gronkowski's latest take about the Chiefs is a controversial one. / Screengrab on Twitter/ @upandadamsshow

Rob Gronkowski has won a lot of Chiefs fans over with his flattering comments on Travis Kelce in the past. This time, however, the Patriots legend may have ruffled some feathers instead.

Ahead of Sunday's highly anticipated Chiefs-Eagles Super Bowl LIX rematch, Gronk discussed Kansas City's season-opening loss and specifically criticized one aspect of the game. The Fox studio analyst pointed out that some Chiefs players appeared to be yelling at each other during their defeat to the Chargers and how that wasn't a good look for team morale.

"What I was surprised about is when things aren't going [the Chiefs'] way, when they start struggling a little bit, they start yelling at each other," Gronk said on the Up & Adams Show. "The blame game starts going on, you can see it on the sidelines. ... And that's not a good situation. You want to come together when you're down, when things aren't going your way... so to see them starting to point fingers is not a good sign."

When Kay Adams asked if Gronk if that ever happened in New England with Tom Brady, Gronk ignored the question and went off on a weird tangent.

'Well here we go, okay? Remember Mike Tyson vs. Buster Douglas? And Buster Douglas finally beat the crap out of Mike Tyson and made Mike Tyson not invincible anymore? Well this is kind of the same situation," Gronk rambled.

NFL fans thought Gronkowski was being hypocritical in his harsh assessment of the Chiefs, given the fact that he played with one of the most expressive quarterbacks of all time:

Tom Brady, well known for his calm demeanor on the sideline, never yelled at a teammate.

Look, there's plenty to say about the Chiefs after their last two games, but this ain't it https://t.co/D4LiVFRiRH

— Matt Verderame (@MattVerderame) September 10, 2025

Unintentional comedy. Seeing Brady absolutely rip his teammates time and time again on and off the field is there for anyone to see. The google is free Gronk https://t.co/XDoou0Di72

— trey wingo (@wingoz) September 11, 2025

“They’re yelling at each other … that’s not a good situation,” Rob Gronkowski says. https://t.co/vNioWAV10x pic.twitter.com/HdvfIxjbhT

— Chase Snyder (@ChasingSnyder) September 11, 2025

He made sure not to answer did it ever happen in NE … sir she asked you a question https://t.co/9aoCeXfI7E pic.twitter.com/HHT4UTWVxJ

— Alexis (@TravisKEdits) September 10, 2025

Tell me you havent watched the Chiefs in the last few years without telling me you havent watched the Chiefs.

This is about as silly as it gets. https://t.co/3TtwGir0P4

— Ben Grimaldi (@BenGrimaldi) September 10, 2025

1. Tom Brady literally screamed at teammates on the sideline on multiple occasions.

2. The Chiefs have gotten every team’s best for years now. Gronk knows this too (being a part of the former dynasty), which is why I surprised at how lazy his response was. https://t.co/PzuIbsEmR2

— how bout those CHIEFS (@hbtCHIEFS) September 10, 2025

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