Rob Gronkowski has finally chimed in on Baby Gronk, the 10-year-old football player who went viral after a series of bizarre TikTok posts hypnotized the internet.
In a brief interview with the Barstool Sports show Bussin' With the Boys, Gronkowski commented on the viral sensation and made it clear he thinks his father, Jake San Miguel, is an annoyance. "Four weeks ago, my brother told me, ‘Yo, have you seen Baby Gronk?’ ‘Did I see him? ‘ I go, ‘His dad fucking hit me up 500 times already.’ He goes, ‘Don’t do anything, the dad is so annoying.’ And this was like five, six weeks ago. And then all of a sudden, two weeks later, it’s coming out everywhere. Me and my brother died laughing. ... It's to the point where it's awkward, it's too far."
It was suggested to that he's the only one who can stop Baby Gronk's reign of terror. "We're gonna have to," he replied. "We are ceasing and desisting Baby Gronk's dad."
For those not clued in, Baby Gronk—real name Madden San Miguel—catapulted to internet infamy earlier this year thanks to TikTok user Henry De Tolla, who makes videos as h00pify. “Livvy just convinced Baby Gronk to commit to LSU,” he said in the video, which showed Baby Gronk with Louisiana State University gymnast Olivia Dunne a.k.a. Livvy. "Livvy rizzed him up." He was also referred to as "the new Drip King," which is a cursed series of words no one should ever have to hear.
The first of the videos was originally uploaded in March but went viral months later thanks to a post on Twitter highlighting the absurdity of the whole thing. Even De Tolla admitted in an interview with NBC News that the video might sound like "gibberish" to those not in the know.
Baby Gronk's father has been taking his son across to country for unofficial visits to various colleges and universities, even though he's years from graduating high school. “I’ve had a plan for my son since before he was born,” his dad told the Athletic earlier this month. "My goal is to build him a platform and a following where he is making money now and it’s going into a savings account. ... That way he can live a good life without struggle or worry. It’s the insurance behind sports. You don’t have to go pro anymore. Like Livvy Dunne, she’s set for life already because of the internet."
As for how Baby Gronk knows Livvy—who rizzed him up in case you forgot—his father said that they know each other through mutual friends. "He met her on campus," he shared. "We know her."
Regardless of whatever is going on with Baby Gronk, and whether he'll make it to the world of college football, Gronkowski—a.k.a. Big Gronk or the Real Gronk—isn't a fan of his father, even if he admitted it's pretty funny.
