WEBVTT - Former NFL Player Rob Gronkowski Talks 9/11 Charities, Business Ventures & Football

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<v Speaker 1>It is the twenty third anniversary of nine to eleven,

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<v Speaker 1>and celebrities are roaming the Canter Fitzgerald trading floor today

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<v Speaker 1>calling clients in an effort to raise money for Canter

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<v Speaker 1>Fitzgerald as well as their own charities. Bloomberg's Shaneli Bassek

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<v Speaker 1>is there and she joins us live now with one

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<v Speaker 1>of those celebrities, an NFL star, Chanali.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, you may remember Rob Gronkowski, of course, of NFL

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<v Speaker 2>fame here formerly of the Patriots, now here for charity

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<v Speaker 2>day at Canter Fitzgerald.

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<v Speaker 3>What brings you here?

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<v Speaker 4>Well, this is actually my third year coming here with

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<v Speaker 4>Canna Fitzgerald, and it's my third year in a row

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<v Speaker 4>coming with.

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<v Speaker 3>My girlfriend Camille as well.

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<v Speaker 4>And when I first heard about it, you know, first

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<v Speaker 4>got asked to Calm, I thought it was a no brain.

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<v Speaker 4>I mean, Cana Fitzgerald just does such a great job

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<v Speaker 4>remembering those that were falling, you know, that were that

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<v Speaker 4>are deceased from the ninety eleven event in two thousand

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<v Speaker 4>and three that occurred. So it's just an amazing tradition

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<v Speaker 4>what Canter Fitzgerald is doing just to remember.

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<v Speaker 3>Everyone you know that has passed away and.

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<v Speaker 4>Just bringing awareness to that situation and just raising money

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<v Speaker 4>for great causes out there as well. And today we're

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<v Speaker 4>actually raising money for my foundation as well to the

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<v Speaker 4>Grant Nation Youth Foundation, which.

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<v Speaker 3>Is really cool.

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<v Speaker 2>At the end of the day too, what's been interesting

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<v Speaker 2>is watching you and many other celebrities here replacing trades.

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<v Speaker 2>What are you thinking about in terms of your career

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<v Speaker 2>now after football? You seem to be quite the business man.

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<v Speaker 4>Yes, I am quite the business man, that's for sure.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm doing a lot of things out there.

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<v Speaker 4>My favorite opportunity is a new salad joint new sale

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<v Speaker 4>adventure that I that I've invested into. I'm a co founder,

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<v Speaker 4>and it's actually just started in the Florida area in

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<v Speaker 4>the Tampa you know geography. We got three stores now

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<v Speaker 4>we're going to be just expanding rapidly. But also here,

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<v Speaker 4>I want to bring the stock market back I heard

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<v Speaker 4>is down right now with the election thing and everything

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<v Speaker 4>that's going on. So I'm here at Canna Fitzgerald to

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<v Speaker 4>do some trades. I want to do the biggest trades

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<v Speaker 4>of the day and bring that stock market so it's

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<v Speaker 4>just booming back, you know, back up to the sky.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, well absolutely, let you know, where the day today.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, I'm also interested in other forms of business

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<v Speaker 2>and sports together. We have seen recently the NFL approve

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<v Speaker 2>private equity interest in teams. Really curious about where you

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<v Speaker 2>think that's gonna take things moving forward.

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<v Speaker 3>Well, I mean I didn't know about that.

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<v Speaker 4>You know, that's the first time I was aware of

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<v Speaker 4>that situation. I really don't know how that works, the

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<v Speaker 4>private equity, you know, with teams in the NFL.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, I'm.

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<v Speaker 4>Out at that stage of being an owner of a

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<v Speaker 4>team or everyone participating of being an ownership of a team.

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<v Speaker 3>Yes, I would love to own a team.

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<v Speaker 4>I mean, I feel like the NFL only goes up

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<v Speaker 4>and up and up, and Tom Brady is actually on

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<v Speaker 4>the verge of owning a team, and what an excellent

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<v Speaker 4>gig to get into.

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<v Speaker 3>That would be amazing.

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<v Speaker 4>If he does, because I think he can maybe break

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<v Speaker 4>the barrier of players getting in to ownership. So hoping

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<v Speaker 4>that all falls through and he deserves it as well

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<v Speaker 4>everything that he has done for the game. But with

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<v Speaker 4>the private aquiy stuff that we're talking about, I don't

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<v Speaker 4>not too familiar with it, so I really can't comment

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<v Speaker 4>too much.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, your former team you mentioned Tom Brady here

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<v Speaker 2>starting his career as an announcer for Fox.

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<v Speaker 3>How do you create his performance? Yes, he did really well.

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<v Speaker 4>I feel like he was a rookie out there, a

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<v Speaker 4>highly anticipated rookie. I mean there was a lot of hype.

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<v Speaker 4>I think there's a little bit more hype than there

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<v Speaker 4>should have been. I mean I kind of put him

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<v Speaker 4>on a pedestal that he had to perform, like a

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<v Speaker 4>shild of rocket ship. But I think he did an

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<v Speaker 4>excellent job. And I feel like he's just only going

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<v Speaker 4>to improve. I know him personally, he loves to improve.

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<v Speaker 4>He likes to work on anything. Any chance he has to,

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<v Speaker 4>you know, any opportunity he has to get better, he's

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<v Speaker 4>gonna do. And he's just going to improve weekend and

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<v Speaker 4>week out.

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<v Speaker 3>And I give him. I give him a passing grade.

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<v Speaker 4>You know, he got the win in his first job,

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<v Speaker 4>in his first you know, opportunity of being an analyst.

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<v Speaker 2>What about you, what is your future media career looking like?

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<v Speaker 2>You see that deal that Amazon struck with the Kelsey

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<v Speaker 2>Brothers one hundred million dollar podcast deal. Do you want

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<v Speaker 2>something like that?

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<v Speaker 3>Maybe?

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<v Speaker 4>You know, I just want to do some stuff that

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<v Speaker 4>I love to do. Like I said, I got in

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<v Speaker 4>the business, co founding the Salid Place. Actually, I'm a

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<v Speaker 4>co co founder of my brother's company, to Ice Shaker.

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<v Speaker 3>And the only thing, the only reason why I have

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<v Speaker 3>this on me because.

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<v Speaker 4>I thought it looked cool with my shoes and I

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<v Speaker 4>put my protein shake in here this morning because I

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<v Speaker 4>was on the go and spilled a little bit of

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<v Speaker 4>it right here. But that's what happens. But love just

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<v Speaker 4>getting into the business world. I mean, I'm actually starting

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<v Speaker 4>a podcast with Julian Edelman as well, and we're actually

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<v Speaker 4>filming our first two episodes this Friday coming up. We're

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<v Speaker 4>gonna film the first two and then we're gonna release

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<v Speaker 4>it once every week on Thursday nights throughout the football season, so.

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<v Speaker 3>That would be fun.

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<v Speaker 4>I mean, I'm enjoying what I'm doing, you know, That's

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<v Speaker 4>what it's most important. I Mean, I'm set for life

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<v Speaker 4>for my football career, and it's really about enjoying and

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<v Speaker 4>doing what I love to do.

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<v Speaker 3>And hanging out with Julian and that crew is fun.

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<v Speaker 4>Hanging out with the Fox guys when I do the

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<v Speaker 4>Fox gig of the pregame show that they're great guys

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<v Speaker 4>to hang out with, and just all the business ventures

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<v Speaker 4>I'm in as well. They're with my friends and family

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<v Speaker 4>and love to do all that too, So I'm happy

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<v Speaker 4>where I'm out.

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<v Speaker 2>Just twenty seconds too early to ask you who's going

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<v Speaker 2>to win the Super Bowl this year?

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<v Speaker 4>Oh man, I mean I think the Kansas City Chiefs

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<v Speaker 4>are going to be the team.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, you got to knock them off.

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<v Speaker 4>I mean I had Baltimore maybe being it, but they

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<v Speaker 4>just showed it, showed it once again that they can't

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<v Speaker 4>eat the Chiefs, that they can't you know, amp up

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<v Speaker 4>their game when needed, they can't win the big game.

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<v Speaker 3>So I'm going to go with the Chiefs again, I

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<v Speaker 3>mean going for the three P. I mean, hey, Rob, thank.

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<v Speaker 2>You so much for your time. Of course, that is

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<v Speaker 2>Rob Gronkowski, Scarlett back to you, all.

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<v Speaker 1>Right, Shanali Dasik, thank you so much. Rob Gronkowski making

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<v Speaker 1>the call that he is looking for the Kansas City

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<v Speaker 1>Chiefs to be three P Super Bowl champions.