Rob Gronkowski falls sufferer to hilarious prank by Fox NFL crew

Rob Gronkowski carried himself gracefully whereas falling sufferer to a prank from the Fox NFL Sunday crew.

In a video posted by NFL on Fox, the previous tight finish’s facial features mirrored the questions in his head throughout what he thought was a reside phase earlier than a Cowboys-Payments recreation.

The premise of the sensible joke was that Jay Glazer would break the information on air that the Cowboys have activated fictional tight finish ‘Wealthy Russo’. Because the crew started exchanging evaluation about Russo’s influence on the sport, Gronkowski glanced round in silence.

After Curt Menefee handed the query to Gronkowski, he took the data and mentioned: ‘He is been out for a bit bit so he could be a bit rusty coming again.’

‘However, additionally, they bought [Jake] Ferguson as nicely – they’re gonna be a one-two combo,’ he added earlier than making an attempt to stir the dialog from the made-up participant.

‘Ferguson has been displaying that he is the man,’ Gronkowski mentioned. ‘They’re gonna feed the ball to Ferguson.’

The crew started breaking character, and laughter boiled over after Gronkowski made a comment about his catching skill.

‘He is the one man within the league that has two fingers lacking on his proper hand,’ Terry Bradshaw mentioned of Russo. ‘That is why he is been out, however he is again now.’

‘Is that gonna have an effect on him when he is catching a cross?’ Gronkowski responded, barely elevating her quantity. ‘I do not know I nonetheless have all 5 of my fingers.’

The crew then revealed the prank and Russo’s false existence earlier than Gronkowski laughed off being ridiculed by his colleagues.

‘You guys had my head spinning that is for certain,’ Gronkowski mentioned. ‘I’ve realized two issues from it; that I’m a humorous man, and quantity two is that I’m all the time prepared.