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Rob Gronkowski

@gronk

Rob produced and directed branded content with Gronkowski across the FanDuel portfolio, including the Kick of Destiny live broadcasts that peaked at 51K+ concurrent viewers, with on-site coverage from multiple Super Bowls.

Rob's role

Live broadcast
Ran live programming end to end on the Kick of Destiny broadcasts with Gronkowski, 51K+ peak concurrent.
Branded content
Produced and directed branded content with Gronkowski across FanDuel's organic channels.
On-site
On-set and on-site coverage across the campaign, from training days to multiple Super Bowls.
51K+
Peak concurrent, live with Gronk
3
Kick of Destiny campaigns
2x
Grand Clio winning campaign
The campaign

Kick of Destiny

The live Super Bowl campaign at the center of Rob's work with Gronkowski: three editions, two Grand Clios, and a broadcast that peaked at 51K+ concurrent viewers.

It started with a tweet. In December 2022 Gronkowski posted "I'm kind of bored," three words that pulled nearly 70,000 likes and had two NFL teams calling his agent within a day, sparking comeback rumors across the sports world. Then he went on Up & Adams, the channel Rob launched, and revealed it was the teaser for his FanDuel partnership, covered by Sports Illustrated and the New York Post. A three-word post became national news before the campaign spent a dollar, and that partnership became Kick of Destiny.

Kick of Destiny

The original, Super Bowl LVII

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Kick of Destiny 2

The redemption run, Super Bowl LVIII

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The crossovers

With Bussin' and Up & Adams

The Futures Day crossover

Gronk, Bussin' With The Boys, and Josh Pate on the Up & Adams Futures Day livestream

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The press conference

Gronk's Kick of Destiny 2 press conference

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On set

From Rob's own coverage

Gronk in training

Preparing for the kick, Kick of Destiny

Gronk & Coach Vinatieri

On set at the Kick of Destiny shoot

Rob Gronkowski and Adam Vinatieri on the Kick of Destiny set

On set

From the Kick of Destiny shoot

In the studio

Content day with Gronk, Rob's own coverage

On the shows

Gronk on Up & Adams

Gronkowski became a regular on the channel Rob launched with Kay Adams, from Super Bowl recaps to Derby previews.

Super Bowl 57 recap

With Darius Butler and Kay Adams

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With Shams Charania

Gronk, Mitchell Schwartz, and Eric Weddle join Kay

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Kentucky Derby preview

Gronk joins Kay ahead of the Derby

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The partnership conversation

Gronk on NFL return options, Tom Brady, and the FanDuel partnership

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On the course

With Jordan Spieth

Jordan Spieth fixes Gronk's swing

At a PGA Tour stop, on FanDuel's channel. More with Spieth on his page.

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In short form

Gronk across the channel

A sample of the Gronk content published on FanDuel's flagship channel during Rob's run.

The takeover

Gronk takes over the @FanDuel account

Super Bowl LIX week, Rob was hands-on running FanDuel's X account for a live Gronk "Ask Me Anything." The build was a promo giveaway that pulled hundreds of fan questions, a hype post handing Gronk the keys, then Gronk answering the best ones on camera through the night.

The GIFs

Gronk on GIPHY

Part of FanDuel's GIPHY library that Rob built, a billion-view channel. These Gronk reactions live in texts and group chats. See the channel →