Patriots' Rob Gronkowski now a financial advisor for young players

Travis Durkee

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Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski, for all his shirtless, dance-fueled antics away from the field, is famously good with his money.

In an interview with Maverick Carter on Uninterrupted’s "Kneading Dough,” Gronkowski said he still lives on endorsement money alone and hasn’t touched his income from football.

Gronkowski said he looks to Tom Brady and LeBron james as financial role models, but also revealed younger players have come to him for advice.

"I had this one guy this year, he came up to me. He was like, 'Hey, Rob, you've got a Hummer. I see it. I want to get a Hummer. But my agent is telling me that I shouldn't get a Hummer. It costs too much. It's like $22,000,’” Gronkowski said. “He’s like, 'What do you think? You've got a Hummer. How much gas does it take?’

"And I was like, 'Dude, if you want a Hummer,  you've played one year, you can get a Hummer. It's $22,000. It's not like you're paying for luxury. You can pay for the gas and everything.' And I was like, 'What are you doing right now? What's your car?' And he was like, 'Oh, I got a rental.' I'm like, 'How much you paying for the rental a week?' He was like, '$400.' I was like, 'Dog, hurry up and buy that damn Hummer.'"

So yeah, this guy is helping young, newly minted millionaires decided how to spend their money:

Watch the full interview below:

Travis Durkee