Amid the back-and-forth drama of the Patriots’ 43-40 win over the Chiefs on Sunday night, NBC microphones picked a humorous pre-play moment between Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski.
During the second quarter – as the Patriots were driving for yet another touchdown – Brady looked over the Chiefs’ defense and decided he needed Gronkowski to switch out of his regular stance on the line-of-scrimmage. So, instead of masking it in the usual language of football audibles, Brady simply told Gronkowski what he wanted.
“Gronk, stand up,” Brady said. And, to no one’s surprise, Gronkowski obliged. Still, Brady didn’t like what he saw in the Kansas City defense and elected to call a timeout.