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Could there be another celebrity boxing match on the horizon?
Legendary NFL tight end Rob Gronkowski recently criticized WWE superstar and boxer Logan Paul for pulling out of a boxing match with former NFL running back Le’Veon Bell.
Paul had challenged any NFL player to box him for $1 million, which was agreed to before the decision was announced. Paul stated that WWE did not want him to risk injury outside of their promotion.
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Rob Gronkowski celebrated his retirement at the Mohegan Sun FanDuel Sportsbook with family, friends and fans on September 10, 2022 in Uncasville, Connecticut. (Dave Kotinsky/Getty Images for Mohegan Sun)
But Gronkowski said on “Up & Adams” that if he and Paul got into the boxing ring, it would be ugly for the former YouTuber.
“If Logan Paul wants a piece of me, we will both play the flag football game on March 21,” said Gronkowski, 36, referring to the Fanatics Flag Football Classic that both will play at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles. “I’m willing to throw on the field, and even throw my fists, fight my hardest on the flag football field. I’ll fight him on the field if he wants to fight me.”
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Gronkowski added: “I’ll whoop his ass.”
Gronkowski’s “issue” with Paul is similar to that of his former New England Patriots teammate Tom Brady, who called Paul’s WWE career “cute” while they were promoting the flag football game, which was originally scheduled to be played in Saudi Arabia.
The game has since been moved to Los Angeles amid ongoing military operations in the Middle East involving the United States, Israel, Iran and others.
Logan Paul attends the boxing match between Jake Paul and Julio César Chávez Jr. at the Honda Center on June 28, 2025. (Gary A. Vásquez/Imagn Images)
“There’s a clip of him [Tom Brady] calling me a bitch… If any of the football players want to fight, we’ll see what happens,” Paul said in a social media post, which promoted Gronkowski’s call. “I would choke Myles Garrett. It could be any name. Any football player, Myles Garrett, Puka Nakua, Tom Brady, Rob, Sam Darnold. A million dollars, come to the gym, put on boxing gloves and let’s see how you do. “I’m going to lend a hand.”
Bell, who is no stranger to celebrity boxing, having knocked out Adrian Peterson, a former NFL running back, in 2023, approached Paul. They seemed to have it all together until WWE intervened, according to Paul.
Maybe we’ll see some fireworks in Los Angeles next weekend, when Gronkowski, Paul, Brady and many other NFL stars and famous athletes converge on BMO Stadium for the inaugural flag football event hosted by Fanatics. Myles Garrett, Saquon Barkley, Davante Adams, Alvin Kamara and many more will participate.
Rob Gronkowski visits TNF on Prime before an NFL game between the New York Jets and the New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, on November 13. (Cooper Neill/Getty Images)
There is also a chance that Gronkowski and Paul could be on the same team, as there will be a draft on March 18. However, Brady, along with Philadelphia Eagles star Jalen Hurts, captains one of the teams. Taking into account what was said by both players, who are best friends and still colleagues at FOX Sports, it is possible that Brady does not want Paul on his team.
