“Kyle Shanahan Still Wants Him With the Niners”: Rob Gronkowski Candidly Highlights Tom Brady’s NFL Comeback While Trolling AI

Rob Gronkowski and Julian Edelman toyed with the quirks thrown up by Artificial Intelligence on their good friend and former teammate Tom Brady. On the latest episode of the Dudes on Dudes podcast, the two prompted AI to recap Brady’s professional career, before having a field day taking digs at both the tech, and the legendary quarterback.

When they asked AI to recap Brady’s professional football career, the first note it had was that he “is a legendary NFL quarterback”. Gronk quickly pointed out it was wrong.

Brady “was” a legendary NFL quarterback since he’s now retired, said the former tight end correcting the language. Then, Gronk and Edelman joked that AI was possibly telling the world Brady was making yet another return to the league. They even hinted at the possible team.

“AI knows something that we don’t know, you’re right… [the] Dolphins, Kyle Shanahan still wants him with the [49ers] even though Brock Purdy is legit,” said Gronkowski.

Of course, these remarks were made in good fun as Brady has settled well into a life beyond the gridiron now. That said, he hasn’t ventured far from the field either. The seven-time Super Bowl champion is a FOX Sports NFL analyst and part-owner of the Las Vegas Raiders.

And AI got almost all the attributes of Brady right, barring the grammatical error Gronkowski and Edelman jumped on, and one more point, it seems.

Edelman says AI “didn’t get” one thing about Brady

The AI algorithm mentioned Brady’s seven Super Bowl triumphs and five Super Bowl MVP awards. It discussed Brady’s “disciplined lifestyle”, his business activities, and philanthropic efforts. Finally, it described Brady as a resilient, committed leader and an iconic figure.

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Edelman didn’t dare dispute any of those. He said Brady has an “aura”, while Gronkowski labeled him the NFL’s “most iconic” person. However, Edelman did have an issue with AI not mentioning one notable strength of Brady’s game. To Edelman, that overlooked ability had powered Brady’s run for GOAT status.

“One thing that AI didn’t get… his compartmentalization skill is f***ing outrageous… he could literally have so many things going on in his life. But when it was time for work, he could blur all that out… every day. Some would say that’s like a serial killer or some kind of maniac mindset. I would say that’s the Greatest of All Time,” described Edelman.

Brady’s Pro Football Reference page is littered with bold fonts and gold highlights. He’s the league’s most accomplished player ever. Until Patrick Mahomes potentially runs him down (if at all), Brady’s position as the winningest NFL player ever is something AI and humans can all agree upon.