Patriots nation was in a mood to reminisce this past weekend after Rob Gronkowski was honored ahead of the team's game against the Green Bay Packers. The good times soon turned to problems as the Packers won easily and running back Rhamondre Stevenson got a troubling injury update.
Gronkowski spoke with Pats legends Tom Brady and Julian Edelman ahead of Week 9's game, during they grilled Brady on his “last cheat day meal.”
“I had pizza last night…I had just a ridiculous piece of pizza last night,” Brady admitted. “It was…I think it was like, cheese, it was very average, I was at my sister's house,” the former Pats superstar added.
Brady won five Super Bowls, four of which came with Gronkowski, in New England with Bill Belichick's team. Edelamn was one of his favorite security blankets in the passing game, and a consistent weapon on special teams as one of the league's best kick returners.
The modern day Patriots haven't come close to living up to the standards of the Brady/Gronk/Edelman Patriots, but they have been busy working out the kinks under head coach Mike Vrabel amid a rash of injuries, including to TreVeyon Henderson and AJ Brown on offense. Vrabel was bluntly asked if the Pats have a locker room problem and gave a response fans didn't expect.
Brady was a model citizen in the NFL as one of its best QBs of all-time during his days with the Patriots, and always got positive publicity for his ridiculously clean diet. The Patriots of 2026-27 could stand to learn from his ways, and go easy on the pizza as they push for a return to the Super Bowl.