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Could another celebrity boxing match be on the horizon?
Legendary NFL tight end Rob Gronkowski recently called out WWE superstar and boxer Logan Paul for walking out of a boxing match with former NFL running back Le’Veon Bell.
Paul had challenged any NFL player to box him for $1 million, which was agreed upon before he was called up. Paul claimed that WWE didn’t want him to risk injury outside of his promotion.
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Rob Gronkowski celebrated his retirement at Mohegan Sun FanDuel Sportsbook with family, friends and fans on September 10, 2022 in Uncasville, Connecticut. (Dave Kotinsky/Getty Images for Mohegan Sun)
But Gronkowski said on “Up & Adams” that if he and Paul got in the ring, it would be ugly for the former YouTuber.
“If Logan Paul wants a piece of me, we’ll both play in the flag football game on March 21,” Gronkowski, 36, said, referring to the Fanatics Flag Football Classic in which they will both play at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles. “I’m ready to throw on the field, even throw my fists, fight hard on the flag football field. I’ll fight him on the field if he wants to fight me.”
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Gronkowski added: “I’m going to give him a shout out.”
Gronkowski’s “beef” with Paul is similar to that of his former New England Patriots teammate Tom Brady, who called Paul’s WWE career “cute” as they promoted the flag football game, which was originally scheduled to be played in Saudi Arabia.
The game has since moved to Los Angeles amid ongoing military operations in the Middle East involving the United States, Israel, Iran and others.
Logan Paul attends the boxing match between Jake Paul and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. at the Honda Center on June 28, 2025. (Gary A. Vasquez/Imagn Images)
“There’s a clip of him [Tom Brady] calling me a bitch…If any of the football players want to fight, we’ll see what happens,” Paul said in a social media post, promoting Gronkowski’s call. “I would strangle Myles Garrett. It could be any name. Any football player, Myles Garrett, Puka Nakua, Tom Brady, Rob, Sam Darnold. $1 million, come to the gym, put on some boxing gloves and see how it goes. I’ll throw up my hands.
Bell, who is no stranger to celebrity boxing, after knocking out Adrian Peterson, a former NFL running back, in 2023, reached out to Paul. They seemed to have everything set up until WWE stepped in, according to Paul.
Perhaps we’ll see fireworks in Los Angeles next weekend, as Gronkowski, Paul, Brady and many other NFL stars and famous athletes converge on BMO Stadium for the inaugural flag football event hosted by Fanatics. Myles Garrett, Saquon Barkley, Davante Adams, Alvin Kamara and many others will participate.
Rob Gronkowski visits TNF on the Prime set before an NFL game between the New York Jets and the New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, on November 13. (Cooper Neill/Getty Images)
It’s also possible that Gronkowski and Paul could be on the same team, as there will be a draft on March 18. However, Brady, alongside Philadelphia Eagles star Jalen Hurts, is the captain of one of the teams. Given what was said by the two players, who are best friends and still colleagues at FOX Sports, Brady may not want Paul on his team.
