Tom BradyandRob Gronkowskiare heading to theSuper Bowl, once again.
The NFL athletes led the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to a 31-26 victory over the Green Bay Packers, the No. 1 team in the conference, in Sunday’s NFC championship.
Super Bowl LV, which will feature Tampa Bay versus the Kansas City Chiefs, marks Brady’s 10th Super Bowl appearance and Gronkowski’s sixth, all of which were during the duo’s tenure with the New England Patriots prior to joining the Buccaneers last year.
To celebrate their big win, the pair shared a video on Instagram recreating their iconic “Bad Boy for Life” video thatwent viral two years agowhen the Patriots beat the Chiefs in the AFC Championship to advance to the Super Bowl.
Tom Brady, Rob Gronkowski.Tom Brady/ instagram
“W,” Brady captioned the video on Instagram, while Gronkowski reposted it on his own account, adding, “Part Dos.”
“I’m the 6th Gronkowski ❤️❤️‼️‼️,” Brady commented on his teammates' post.
Gronkowskicame out of retirementfollowing several seasons with the Patriots to join Tampa Bay in April 2020, a month after Brady revealed he was also leaving the Massachusetts team tosign with the Buccaneers.
Last July, Bradytold PEOPLEthat he was excited to reunite with his longtime teammate. “I know he’s been working really hard and it’s really going to be up to us to determine how things go,” the quarterback said. “And I think we’re excited to get started.”
Brady added of Gronkowski, “He’s got such an infectious personality and I think everyone could see over the last year, year and a half — or really since he came to the league — he’s just such a fun-loving, excitable, charismatic guy. And you couple that with his incredible football ability and it makes him a great teammate.”
Rob Gronkowski and Tom Brady on their former team.Ron Schwane/AP/REX/Shutterstock
The Buccaneers last reached the Super Bowl 18 years ago for Super Bowl XXXVII when they won against the Oakland Raiders in 2003.
Brady and the Buccaneers will be the first NFL team to play a Super Bowl on their home field.
Super Bowl LV is scheduled for Feb. 7 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa Bay.
source: people.com
