“Got hammered on a f**king boat”: Julian Edelman and Rob Gronkowski call out Tom Brady for being a lame teammate off the field

For two players who bled for Tom Brady on the field, Julian Edelman and Rob Gronkowski never got the off-field celebration they say they deserved. Years removed from their Super Bowl triumphs, both Edelman and Gronk are now speaking out—not with bitterness, but with a raw honesty that’s turning heads across the NFL world.On the “Dudes on Dudes” podcast, Julian Edelman didn’t hold back when he labeled Tom Brady “pretty lame” during their New England years. “Except for when he won the Super Bowl for Tampa Bay and got hammered on a f**king boat,” he said. “Where was that f**king Tom around us?”Gronkowski agreed, recalling how his dream of getting drunk with Brady never materialized, even after a decade of shared history. “That’s why I went to Tampa,” he joked. “Just wanted that moment where I could actually get wasted with Tom. Guess what? He was on a separate boat. I still never had a drink with Tom.”One of the only times Gronk saw Brady take a shot was at the Kentucky Derby. Even then, Brady recoiled at the sip of Fireball. “Like, ‘I’m putting this alcohol in my body?’” Gronk said, laughing.Edelman and Gronk weren’t just teammates; they were Brady’s most trusted soldiers. Edelman had to “earn Tom’s trust by grinding through practice after practice,” while Gronk transformed his lifestyle to stay in sync with Brady’s obsessive regimen. But the payoff, they say, wasn’t measured in Super Bowl rings alone—it should’ve included a bit more camaraderie.Instead, their postgame celebrations were avocado ice cream, not tequila-fueled boat parties.In a twist of irony, both Gronkowski and Edelman recently appeared in a Tiffany & Co. ad with Peyton Manning, the longtime rival they once lived to defeat. Edelman even wrote, “Playing the field. Sorry @tombrady.” It’s a statement that suggests some emotional distance from their former QB, despite years of loyalty.The final kicker? Manning once joked that New England owed him royalties for running one of their signature plays. Belichick laughed. Brady commented, “Checks in the mail.”Also Read: “It's such a meritocracy”: Tom Brady throws shade at NFL draft system while defending Shedeur SandersMaybe that’s the problem: Brady’s always been polished—but never poured one out for the guys who made him look perfect.