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ROB Gronkowski will not appear on the Week 12 edition of Fox NFL Sunday.
The Dallas Cowboys icon Jimmy Johnson will fill in for Gronkowski as the announcement comes after Terry Bradshaw said sorry to the New England Patriots legend live on air over the weekend.
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Fox Sports released the info on the network’s Week 12 broadcasting action on social media.
Fox NFL Sunday will have their usual cast on Sunday, as host Curt Menefee, analysts Bradshaw, Howie Long, Michael Strahan, and Johnson, and NFL insider Jay Glazer will be part of the program.
However, Gronkowski will not be starring on the show.
The decision comes after Bradshaw turned to Gronk with a cheeky comment in the Week 11 edition of Fox NFL Sunday.
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“The guy whose seat you’re sitting in right now, filling in for, Jimmy Johnson,” Bradshaw said.
Strahan then came to Gronkowski’s defense, telling him, “He’s not filling in, he’s here all the time.”
Gronk fired back, “Wow, yeah, I’m part of the show Terry.”
Bradshaw responded, admitting his apparent mix-up.
“Okay, I made a mistake,” the Pittsburgh Steelers icon said.
“All right, I apologize, Gronk, you know I love you.”
Gronk has been in a new role with Fox since being a full-timer on Fox NFL Sunday for the last two years.
He is a contributor to the network rather than a regular analyst.
Gronkowski also works on Fox NFL Kickoff – the one-hour Sunday show before Fox NFL Sunday.
He was in Johnson’s seat over the weekend as the 81-year-old had the Sunday off.
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The two will now swap in Week 12 with Gronk having the Sunday off this weekend.
In Week 10, the crew was all together when Fox NFL Sunday broadcasted a special program.
Gronkowski and the rest of the gang were part of a two-hour special live at the Naval Base San Diego to celebrate Veteran’s Day.
“We never have Jimmy and Gronk together so it’s nice to introduce them,” Bradshaw said.
Fox NFL Sunday airs each Sunday from noon to 1:00 pm Eastern.
