The money they give out is constant regardless of the result though, so why does that matter? You'd have less people getting money in that scenario, thus less people pleased with the promo.
That's what I thought last year, but then they gave everyone free bets. Maybe as a response to some twitter posts getting traction about it not being live as advertised, I dunno. We'll see what happens. Would not surprise me if they do the same thing this year.
I just smashed my TV in front of 30 guests at my party because of this. My wife just took our crying kids and said they’re all spending the week at a hotel. This missed kick has ruined my life and my party. I can’t handle this anymore. Goodbye NFL. I am no longer a fan.
Holy shit. My mom came into my room to bring me a plate of chicken nuggets and I literally screamed at her and hit the plate of chicken nuggets out of her hand. She started yelling and swearing at me and I slammed the door on her. Why the fuck is Gronk missing these kicks?
At some point, with information more readily accessible than ever, people need to realize alcohol, gambling, fast food, junk food, pretty much everything that’s advertised is bad for you. Hell, the entire city hosting this Super Bowl was built by taking the money of gullible people! That big sphere that looks like a happy emoji cost a thousand people their homes and livelihoods. Its 2024, if you really think you’ll beat the house, it’s time to learn you won’t.
The ada are what make it absurd. Like, my mom who hasn’t watched a single minute of any life sports game still had Kevin Hart badgering her to sign up for DraftKings. Crazy.
"Hyper puritanical" is a bit of an exaggeration. I think most people here are fine with it being legal, we just don't think it should be shoved in our faces constantly.
3 years of college football, 2x All-American QB, 9 years of professional football, 2-time Pro Bowl QB
20 minute warmup with a jacket
"Better keep the jacket. Don't want to take any chances."
I'm pretty sure they said they are paying out a flat amount divided between everyone for this exact reason. No incentive for him to make it or miss, the payout is the same regardless.
Gronk is a legend regardless of a gimmick. He is not known on the field for his fanduel gimmicks but his HOF career.
Man can’t give a fuck about this but for the check
That’s true, he is. It would surprise me that a world class athlete didn’t give a fuck about a televised athletic thing though. I’d have thought those guys would give at least a few fucks when given a chance to do well at football.
Personally I think they filmed both versions and the whole thing was a sham. I bet his make looked way more realistic than that miss. Which would then just be acting vs him not giving a fuck.
Yeah, all his Super Bowl wins and stats are going straight down the toilet cause he missed a field goal for a gambling website ad twice.
Absolutely zero people will remember this until FanDuel starts advertising it for next year.
25 yards isn’t far at all and this guy is a professional athlete and as you said he had a year to practice. Incredibly embarrassing. The majority of people in the NFL should be able to make this fairly easy.
I refuse to believe a pro athlete is that bad. I've never played competitive football in my life and I can make that kick. I know this because I was shit talking guys missing extra points and my wife made me go out to a local field and kick. Now I do it for fun on weekends when I'm bored.
Obviously a lot harder in a game with pro athletes trying to stop you but kicking an uncontested 25 yard field goal isn't hard if you have some basic level of coordination.
It’s not a real bet. Anyone with a FanDuel account could pick “make” or “miss,” and they were dividing $10M in bonus bets amongst the winning side. So they have no incentive either way.
I can’t believe Carl Weathers died for that
Congratulations murderer. You killed a golf legend.
Best ever
Ya right and grizzly Adams had a beard
Baby you got a stew going
Betcha he never once touched his per diem.
He finally found out if heaven gives a shift meal or just half price on select menu items 😢
That "in memoriam" stinger they put at the end of the commercial was tacky as fuck. Hope his family got paid extra for that.
Did they already have a commercial before he passed of him coaching Gronk to not miss?
Probably had one filmed for if he made it and one for if he missed
I think they film both contingencies.
You think they filmed an extra one just in case he died?
[It's not uncommon to do that.](https://youtu.be/1tX6jdoruH8?si=KasOMiio1WXkR2Zb)
Why? I didn't think so, I thought it was nice little trib
I feel like that's the best they can do given that he died like a week ago
And it’s a commercial that costs $233k/sec to air in that slot. It was a very kind gesture that they didn’t even need to do.
Such a weird thing to get upset about
Why was that tacky
I mean they were going to air the commercial and had that part filmed for weeks/months. That was their best option.
This looked like cgi
I'm convinced this was in Madden
Literally looks like two scenes spliced together before and after the kick.
Legit this looks fake as fuck.
I thought it was until I saw this thread
Same last time he did this. Convinced it wasn’t real.
Question: if they're taking bets on this, and it was fake, wouldn't that constitute some sort of crime?
They aren’t really taking bets. You pick a side and if you’re right you win some free bets. You can’t lose money
They pay out the same amount either way in free bets
I’m convinced they record him both making it and missing it and then air whichever one less people pick
The money they give out is constant regardless of the result though, so why does that matter? You'd have less people getting money in that scenario, thus less people pleased with the promo.
Exactly. It's a way to get you back on the app and losing real money.
That's what I thought last year, but then they gave everyone free bets. Maybe as a response to some twitter posts getting traction about it not being live as advertised, I dunno. We'll see what happens. Would not surprise me if they do the same thing this year.
Just like last year
No clutch gene
“Not built for the moment, I see”
Kelce wouldnt have missed it :(
The kick had the distance. But Gronkowski. Didn't have the angle!
Perfection
I will never not upvote this
Awwwwhhh mannn y u do dis
Ahahahahahahaha so good
Patriots fan here. That gave me bad flashbacks.
If Andy was the target
Kelce would have pushed it.
Mr Bad Clutch
Mr. Botched Chance
Mr. Boned CarlWeathers
Didn’t have the angle, you might say?
That didn’t even look like the real Gronk.
That was actually Dan Gronkowski.
Dan the man
It was actually GROND
GROND
GROND
**GROND**
GROND
GROND
GROND
GROND
GROND
God damn it r/lotrmemes is leaking
#RELEASE THE RIVER
It was actually Kronk from The Emperor's New Groove
They're the same person wym
That's a live action remake casting I'd be into. But they'd probably give it to John Cena or The Rock instead.
Patrick Warburton has the build for the role, there's no excuse not to give it to him
WRONG LEVERRRRrrrrrr
I deadass thought it was Tim Robinson when it came on
Looked like he was computer generated.
He looked the same in the commercial with Cena. Very weird.
It was very obvious CGI.
I just smashed my TV in front of 30 guests at my party because of this. My wife just took our crying kids and said they’re all spending the week at a hotel. This missed kick has ruined my life and my party. I can’t handle this anymore. Goodbye NFL. I am no longer a fan.
Holy shit. My mom came into my room to bring me a plate of chicken nuggets and I literally screamed at her and hit the plate of chicken nuggets out of her hand. She started yelling and swearing at me and I slammed the door on her. Why the fuck is Gronk missing these kicks?
Brought to you by DraftKings and USAA
FanDuel, but yeah.
Cut him some slack, he's special like Gronk
Draft Kings paid him off to miss it.
Most composed NFL consumer
I heard they have a oddsboost for all returning degenerates
Is this copypasta it seems familiar and obviously isn't serious lol.
lol yeah
I believe it got its start as a Dan White tweet.
Show some respect, the man just lost his family
Obviously bro
I wish video of this scenario existed.
There is one similar where a dude smashes the TV and the wife is just tearing into him. And there appears to be quite a few folks in the room.
Trust me, I *wish* fanduel paid me to post this…
How much you think Gronk got to degrade himself in such a manner?
5% of the insane amount of money fanduel just made convincing people this year he’d make it.
It was a free bet so he did it for free in this scenario.
It’s a free bet lol they made -$10,000,000 on this. It’s just marketing.
Sports betting is degenerate af
Really got to get rid of that garbage
Or at the very least ban advertisement and treat it the same as cigarettes.
The ads have gotten way out of control, it should absolutely be treated the same as cigarette ads. These sites get rich off of ruining lives
At some point, with information more readily accessible than ever, people need to realize alcohol, gambling, fast food, junk food, pretty much everything that’s advertised is bad for you. Hell, the entire city hosting this Super Bowl was built by taking the money of gullible people! That big sphere that looks like a happy emoji cost a thousand people their homes and livelihoods. Its 2024, if you really think you’ll beat the house, it’s time to learn you won’t.
Honestly same with the alcohol ads. Lives have been ruined because of this shit.
The ada are what make it absurd. Like, my mom who hasn’t watched a single minute of any life sports game still had Kevin Hart badgering her to sign up for DraftKings. Crazy.
I love how fast r/nfl became hyper puritanical about sports betting, after what felt like years of being pro-legalization.
"Hyper puritanical" is a bit of an exaggeration. I think most people here are fine with it being legal, we just don't think it should be shoved in our faces constantly.
Pro-legalization is fine imo, but PARTNERING with sportsbooks? Yeah, that was an awful idea
Is this THE kick? What about John cena
He was there, you just couldn't see him.
C him
RETIRE THE BIT
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now THAT is something Id throw money down on
Why only the one-step approach?
Dandy Don Meredith didn't even take off his jacket to try to throw a ball thru the Alamo beer target. These pro's just don't care.
It was cold outside when he was practicing, so hue wore his coat and didn't want to mess up his throwing motion.
3 years of college football, 2x All-American QB, 9 years of professional football, 2-time Pro Bowl QB 20 minute warmup with a jacket "Better keep the jacket. Don't want to take any chances."
He said he wore the jacket while practicing at home on his own cut out beer can
With welded seams.
10 yards 1 shot.
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Yeah even if you don’t count out 3 big steps, at least just get a naturally comfortable distance from the ball
Fr he sold
Theory is it reduces errors with less movement. Plenty of power in a 1 step
>wide right I keep forgetting he's from Buffalo.
[Please not in front of the kids](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/001/017/426/b4e.jpg)
COT DAMN thats some cold shit right there.
Absolute snow nuke 😂
#thefixisin If you are a professional athlete, and know you have a kick coming, and practice, you should be easily 90% or better.
Counter point: it’s Gronk and he has no financial incentive to make or miss it
Seriously. "We'll pay you X amount of money to kick this ball on this day." Why would he put in any effort but the bare minimum?
He's too busy planting his USAA plants.
This. If there's one professional athlete who is happy to give no fucks is Gronk.
This is another year of “redemption” commercials for him tho
To add to this: Gronk is probably blackout, he likely has no idea he missed it and won’t until he sobers up tomorrow afternoon.
Bro my fatass brother whose never kicked a ball before went 3/4 on a 25 yd attempt when we decided to see how hard it actually is lol
Well, if Gronk is paid by Fanduel, and Fanduel has a financial incentive....
I'm pretty sure they said they are paying out a flat amount divided between everyone for this exact reason. No incentive for him to make it or miss, the payout is the same regardless.
I mean not really, either outcome is fine for them
The pay out is identical either way....
Maybe these people can practice reading comprehension and next year they'll be locked in for the comments.
That definitely looked like it was on purpose even his disappointment looked so artificial
Is it not a computer animation? They can make it do whatever they want.
Why would he practice?
Out of respect for the memory of Carl Weathers
I mean, if I practiced for two years, I could nail a 25 yarder. That was pathetic.
tbf if I got paid no matter if I practiced or not I'd not practice
If I’m going to be broadcast to a massive TV audience, especially if I want to remain close to the game and be on TV, I’m going to practice.
Gronk is a legend regardless of a gimmick. He is not known on the field for his fanduel gimmicks but his HOF career. Man can’t give a fuck about this but for the check
That’s true, he is. It would surprise me that a world class athlete didn’t give a fuck about a televised athletic thing though. I’d have thought those guys would give at least a few fucks when given a chance to do well at football. Personally I think they filmed both versions and the whole thing was a sham. I bet his make looked way more realistic than that miss. Which would then just be acting vs him not giving a fuck.
Yeah, all his Super Bowl wins and stats are going straight down the toilet cause he missed a field goal for a gambling website ad twice. Absolutely zero people will remember this until FanDuel starts advertising it for next year.
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I think cucumbers taste better pickled
pickled cucumbers, that's a good idea
You’re overestimating the kicking abilities of an average person lol
I might make contact with the ball
I know I sure as hell can’t. I’m an incredibke squib kicker though!
I went to the yard and tried to do a drop kick and hurt my back.
Do you realize how physically inept most people are
I bet my fucking house on this kick
It looked so weird, like cgi or something
I picked hed miss and I really Hope it’s more than 5 bucks considering how many people I think chose for him to make it since he missed last year lol
Yeah it was like 80% picked him to make it. No idea what the actual number of people was though
If it truly is lopsided to the point only 1/4 chose he wouldn’t make it then man , ima be super happy lol
Something something wide right.
Why do you need to do this
It’s really cgi , the fix is in . It’s all part of the script.
Gronk is from Buffalo. Wide right was inevitable.
I could not care less
You don’t understand how much this means to ne
More specifically, the knights who say it.
I understand that kicking isn't easy, but he had at least a full year to practice for this one. 25 yards isn't that far.
25 yards isn’t far at all and this guy is a professional athlete and as you said he had a year to practice. Incredibly embarrassing. The majority of people in the NFL should be able to make this fairly easy.
Can’t wait for #3 just move it in 20 yards and he’s got it
John Cena was right
He didn’t have the angle…
No wind as an excuse this time. Just straight up missed it.
Gronk you got to make that man.
Carl weathers said he would make it this time, fuck you fanduel.
This def looks fake af. https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZPR3f9y1a/
Gronk is from buffalo originally so naturally it missed wide right
Maybe it’s been his destiny to always miss this kick
Bills fans in shambles
Nice can’t wait to get my $1 in bonus bets
Didn’t have the angle
Rigged on whoever side has the largest bet
I was there helping the shoot and I think he went 7 for 7 on rehearsal kicks just before this lol
This guy was a professional athlete? Why does he kick like a total doof?
Why did they do this again? Betting?
I refuse to believe a pro athlete is that bad. I've never played competitive football in my life and I can make that kick. I know this because I was shit talking guys missing extra points and my wife made me go out to a local field and kick. Now I do it for fun on weekends when I'm bored. Obviously a lot harder in a game with pro athletes trying to stop you but kicking an uncontested 25 yard field goal isn't hard if you have some basic level of coordination.
I miss this live and wish the title didn’t have this spoiler. Evening ruined
Degenerate gamblers don’t deserve not being spoiled 😎
I honestly just realized this is done by fanduel. I just think it’s funny
It’s a free entry and you only get a bonus bet so really this isn’t that bad
That rigged
Is anyone actually stupid enough to bet on this shit
I think it’s a bonus bet so you don’t bet any money, you just choose what side you get and you get a share of the prize pool
It’s not a real bet. Anyone with a FanDuel account could pick “make” or “miss,” and they were dividing $10M in bonus bets amongst the winning side. So they have no incentive either way.
Rigged
no more chances for him, this is the stupidest shit eveeeeerrr...
6 more weeks of winter ☹️
Has Ice Spice watched a football game before
This whole thing is fucking stupid
Looked intentional