Rob Gronkowski Calls Out Paul Bissonnette Over Dating Apps
Rob Gronkowski put paul bissonnette on the spot during Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs on May 9, 2026, accusing the TNT analyst of matching with his high school friends on dating apps. The exchange jumped from an on-air tease to a social-media pileup within minutes.
Jackie Redmond was interviewing Gronkowski during the Montreal Canadiens-Buffalo Sabres game when he said, “Biz Nasty, I’ve got a little bone to pick with you. He’s matching with our high school friends on dating apps right now.” He followed that with, “Yeah, I know. I know what you’re up to.”
Gronkowski names the issue
Gronkowski pushed the complaint further with, “You’re swiping left all over the place, and you’re matching with our friends. We’re going to have a problem.” The line landed because it was specific, personal, and aired in the middle of a playoff broadcast rather than in a studio segment built for banter.
The public framing matters here: Gronkowski is a former NFL star tight end and current Fox Sports NFL analyst, while Bissonnette is a TNT analyst. That puts the dispute between two people with on-air roles and an audience built for cross-network sports conversation, not private clubhouse chatter.
Bissonnette answers on X
Bissonnette responded with a string of posts on X, starting with, “You sandbagging son of a bitch @RobGronkowski.” He added, “Let’s throw it over to @RobGronkowski for an in period report…” and, “No code in the football world. Treating me like I’m Vrabel.”
He kept going with, “This guy’s got former teammates pounding guys wives with a bun in the oven on a boat cruise and me being on dating app is a problem??? Give it a rest @RobGronkowski.” Bissonnette also wrote, “It’s @roughnrowdy time. ?”
Bro code, football code
“I guess they never played together. The Patriot way.” was Bissonnette’s last direct shot in the exchange, and it gave the dispute its own football-language hook. He tied the joke back to Gronkowski’s world, turning a dating-app complaint into a bit about loyalty, team culture, and who gets to police the rules.
For readers, the practical takeaway is simple: the complaint is now part of the public record of the broadcast, not a private joke passed between friends. If the back-and-forth keeps moving, it will move the same way most modern sports disputes do now — first on air, then on X, where Bissonnette clearly chose to answer.
