Rob Gronkowski Reflects On Aaron Hernandez Allegedly Pleasuring Himself During Team Meetings: 'Pretty Epic'

NFL star and Super Bowl champion Rob Gronkowski is opening up about his former New England Patriots teammate, Aaron Hernandez.

On a podcast, Gronkowski, 36, spoke with the hosts about a rumor that Hernandez displayed questionable behavior during team meetings, specifically by pleasuring himself. According to Gronk, however, he reportedly never saw a problem with Hernandez's alleged behavior, describing his actions as "epic."

On the "Bussin' With The Boys" podcast, Gronkowski discussed Hernandez, who played three seasons in the NFL, and a rumor suggesting he used to masturb-te during team meetings.

“That’s a possibility, that one,” Gronk said while laughing. “I may or may not have seen it live. I’m not going to confirm or deny.

The outgoing personality continued, “I mean, I love crazy sh-t though, so I didn’t mind things like that. I was like, ‘Wow, that was pretty epic.’ I was a wild man myself, so nothing fazed me.”

Elsewhere, during the podcast, Gronkowski reflected on his and Hernandez's productivity on the football field.

The two tight ends were a dominant force on the Patriots in 2011, combining for 169 receptions, 2,237 receiving yards, and 24 touchdowns.

“We were the best combination at the tight end position of all time,” he said. “And that second year proves it. I mean we had like what—2,300 yards combined and like [24] touchdowns between just him and I, including playoffs and regular season. That's unheard of.”

Despite their on-field success, Gronkowski admitted he "didn't see" Hernandez's life unfolding the way it did.

In 2013, Hernandez made headlines when he was arrested for the murder of Odin Lloyd, a professional football player who was dating the sister of Hernandez's fiancée.

Hernandez was convicted of first-degree murder in 2015 and sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Amid all of that, Hernandez was also indicted for a double homicide in Boston, where two men were killed in a drive-by shooting.

In 2017, Hernandez died by suicide.

On the podcast, Gronkowski called Hernandez's legal troubles "sad" before saying he felt "disappointed" in his former teammate.

"Like, why would you do that? We got the whole world in front of us. Especially you and I as a tandem, we've got the best team out there, everything. So, it was shocking," he said.

He continued, “It’s unfortunate what happened. ‘Cause the talent was just through the roof. And if we could have kept our tandem going, we could have been just truly unstoppable.”

In the years after Hernandez's death, major studios, including Netflix and Hulu, released documentaries and limited scripted series about his life.

These productions explored various allegations concerning the NFL star, including his sexuality and his upbringing with an allegedly abusive father.

In his book, "The Truth About Aaron: My Journey To Understand My Brother," Hernandez's brother, Jonathan, opened up about the childhood abuse they suffered, explaining its severe impact on his brother's development.

“I wanted to tell his story so that people could understand who my brother was,” Jonathan said at the time. “He had a lot of things happen, both good and bad. People think they know about my brother, but they really don’t. They know what they saw in the news, but they don’t know all the struggles he faced.”

“Our father would hit us for anything from a bad grade to disrespectful behavior to sheer clumsiness,” he wrote in his book.

Later, Jonathan detailed a time when he threatened to call child protective services on his father, but quickly changed his mind after his father challenged him.

“He handed me the phone before saying, ‘Call them. As soon as you hang up the phone, I will beat you boys harder than you’ve ever been beat before. They will have to pull me off of you after they break down the door,'" he wrote.

Jonathan also recounted an instance where he reportedly saw his brother in bed with two men while at a bachelor party.

“I asked Aaron if he was gay,” he wrote. “‘If you are, I don’t care,’ I said. ‘I love you. You are my brother.’"

However, according to Jonathan, the former tight blew up when he asked him the question.

“Don’t you ever ask me that again,” Jonathan said his brother replied. “If you say that again, I’ll f-cking kill you.'”