For the last couple of months, Baby Gronk has been all over the news after he started taking unofficial tours to the top universities in the country. His father, Jake, has been accompanying the 11-year-old to help him realize his dream of becoming an NFL star. His social media promos and confident photoshoots have draped the internet. While he climbs the ladder of success and fandom, popular football analyst, Pat McAfee thinks that all this is taking him to a dark path. What is being portrayed is the script prepared by his father years ago and is nothing more than that.
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Pat reckons things might get worse in the future once he becomes an adult. He might experience extra pressure due to the social media hype created over the last couple of years. The former punter reckons the kid deserves to enjoy his freedom just like any other 11-year-old.
Pat McAfee is not happy with what’s going on with Baby Gronk
Baby Gronk enjoys a massive following of more than 700k fans on the internet. His popularity in the football world has been increasing with each passing day. McAfee, who came across his profile recently, couldn’t wait to express his opinion on how things might get worse once he enters teenage. “We can’t see through the glass or anything like that. But we can say that what is apparently happening is seemingly on a path to “What the fu*k’s wrong here..” McAfee said in his recent episode.
The former NFL star shared some insights from his own journey as a parent and explained how he takes care of his six-week-old daughter. According to him, Baby Gronk’s father is driving his son to pose and throw fancy scripts in front of a camera.
“Baby Gronk’s dad has decided I’m making a content creator here. This is the next Chosen One. In the scripts in the lyrics and the things that Baby Gronk has been saying to a camera are vastly different. Once you realize it’s basically the dad forcing this entire thing that happens,” McAfee added.
However, McAfee also appreciated Baby Gronk’s father’s take on how he is safeguarding his child’s future by putting all the money he is earning into a savings account, so that once he gets old, he can take care of himself, even if things don’t go his way at the professional level.
Baby Gronk’s dad once made a groundbreaking revelation
Per Reports, Baby’s Gronk’s dad Jake is a 36-year-old IT professional who simply has big dreams for his kid. His wish list includes Baby Gronk entering the NFL arena. Since it is a hard bargain, Jake is creating the platform for a smooth transition. He claims that by the time his son reaches college, he will be a millionaire, and can look after his own business.
“I’ve had a plan for my son since before he was born,” Baby Gronk’s father had said in an interview with the Athletic. “It’s playing out now,” he added. It will be interesting to see whether he can actually become the next big thing in the sports fraternity. His comparisons with young LeBron have already begun. What do you think?
