Gronk has spent the back half of his career as the most low-stakes superstar alive, which makes it extra funny when he actually picks up the gauntlet. On the new Chiclets, he ran through the usual roast material with Biz before pivoting to Katic and casually informing him the smoke is now mutual. Bro code, allegedly, has been activated.
Pardon My Take teasing the bro-code angle going into the episode.
The actual line is delivered with that signature Gronk shrug — half joking, half not — and it's aimed squarely at Katic, who apparently poked the bear one too many times. You can tell Biz is loving every second of being the middleman here, because the alternative is being the target.
Gronk going on record with the Katic warning during the sit-down.
From there it pivoted into the Buffalo of it all, which is where Gronk is at his absolute best. He acknowledged that a chunk of Western New York will hate him forever, then immediately flexed the first-ballot Patriots Hall of Fame nod and credited the Bills for being on the schedule 10 times across his career. Reader, that is what we call a heater disguised as a thank-you note.
Gronk thanking the Bills for the Hall of Fame nod by playing them 10 times.
The other half of the appearance was Gronk and Biz hashing out their long-running internet beef, with Gronk basically apologizing for the elbow drop from the top rope while making clear it was love all along. It's the kind of episode that makes Chiclets Chiclets — a Hall of Fame tight end, a chirped-out cohost, and a warning to a third party for good measure.
Gronk smoothing things over with Biz on the same episode.