{"id":2048420,"date":"2026-07-17T14:26:21","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T11:26:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2048420"},"modified":"2026-07-17T14:26:21","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T11:26:21","slug":"tom-brady-dunks-rob-gronkowski-in-tank-full-of-canes-sauce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2048420","title":{"rendered":"Tom Brady Dunks Rob Gronkowski In Tank Full Of Cane&#8217;s Sauce"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/b0\/16by9\/2026\/07\/17\/b037f3b71c9c4e78b9ea554656df8ed9_xl.png&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"article article--permalink \">\n<header class=\"article__header\">\n<h1 class=\"article__header--headline-title\">Tom Brady Dunks Rob Gronkowski In Tank Full Of Cane&#8217;s Sauce<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\"><span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Tom Brady<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Gronk Dunk!!!<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf3 text-none h2\">TE Doused In Cane&#8217;s Sauce<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"social-media-container\" role=\"region\">\n<ul class=\"social social--sm\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\"><\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tmz.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"js-track-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-btn\" src=\"https:\/\/static.tmz.com\/tmz-web\/img\/article\/google-preferred-source.png\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/pages\/about\/\">TMZ Staff<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"date-wrapper\">\n                                                                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-07-17T07:26:21-07:00\"><br \/>\n                              July 17, 2026<br \/>\n                            7:26 AM PDT<\/time><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article__blocks clearfix\">\n<section id=\"cb-d580dda05f262932255bbea5e9f4bce3\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-df5d59a1-9c3b-4fd7-a700-ce7acf33dbd5-1734129413-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/7c\/16by9\/2026\/07\/17\/7cc057fae2de433e8c7bb75068956c39_md.png\" alt=\"071726 gron dunk kal\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<footer id=\"video-player-df5d59a1-9c3b-4fd7-a700-ce7acf33dbd5-1734129413-footer\" class=\"media-footer video-block__media-footer\"><span class=\"media-launch-text video-block__media-launch-text\">SAUCED UP!<\/span><\/footer>\n<div class=\"video-block__media-info\">\n<div class=\"video-block__media-permalink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/watch\/2026-07-17-071726-gronk-brady-dunktank-2311779-986\/\">Video: Tom Brady Lands Gronk Into a Massive Tank of Cane&#8217;s Sauce<\/a><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">Raising Cane&#8217;s<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-7645567908aff3b896fcdae214845cf1\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/rob-gronkowski\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Rob Gronkowski<\/strong><\/a>&#8216;s gonna need a few showers after his Fanatics Fest appearance on Thursday &#8230; &#8217;cause his buddy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/tom-brady\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Tom Brady<\/strong><\/a> dunked him in a tank full of Raising Cane&#8217;s sauce!!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-897c273fbd6b81a297bd9ddad7d90d09\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The wild moment happened at the popular chicken giant&#8217;s Fan Zone event &#8230; where a bunch of fans crowded around the GOAT to watch him plunge his former favorite target into 500 gallons of signature sauce.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-97f0d62c68bf511790448c7226ee231f\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block canvas-gallery-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"gallery-block\"><a id=\"gallery-link-251de71e-3f98-406b-a073-0a13d5ddc03e\" class=\"media-link gallery-block__link js-track-link js-click-gallery\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/photos\/2026\/07\/17\/tom-brady-and-rob-gronkowski-raising-canes-dunk-tank\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:gallery:251de71e-3f98-406b-a073-0a13d5ddc03e\" data-context=\"{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;gallery-block&quot;,&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;}\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:330f9249-bb0c-4df4-a6cd-8eaf88c1fe1e\" data-gallery-layout=\"list\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/0b\/4by3\/2026\/07\/17\/0b9afea94f4d40a88c648418132fbb0c_md.jpg\" alt=\"Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski Raising Cane&apos;s Dunk Tank\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid gallery-block__img-fluid img-aspect-4by3\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"media-icon--overlay gallery-block__media-icon--overlay\"><span class=\"media-icon-label gallery-block__media-icon-label\">Launch Gallery<\/span><\/div>\n<footer class=\"media-footer gallery-block__media-footer\"><span class=\"media-launch-text gallery-block__media-launch-text\">Lost in the Sauce<\/span><span class=\"media-cta gallery-block__media-cta\"><br \/>\n              Launch Gallery<br \/>\n              <\/span><\/footer>\n<p><span class=\"media-credit gallery-block__media-credit\">Raising Cane&#8217;s<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-b8892e3dc962acbe32ff2a65c4782a77\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>It turns out Brady had one more highlight in him &#8230; as he threw a perfect spiral at the target, sending Gronk into a dunk tank filled to the brim with the delicious condiment.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-d9b0ff99ab89f4a6b1c5df12d3d3c1af\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Sauce went flying as the 6&#8217;6&#8243;, 265-pound future Hall of Famer plummeted down &#8230; and even though it&#8217;s great on chicken fingers, Gronk wasn&#8217;t the biggest fan of having it in every nook and cranny of his buff bod.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-fd523a763a94c1a23be7395f1cb592ff\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_png_20260717_bd08e5b5fb54422eaab4f9c869cb83da\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:330f9249-bb0c-4df4-a6cd-8eaf88c1fe1e\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/bd\/4by3\/2026\/07\/17\/bd08e5b5fb54422eaab4f9c869cb83da_md.png\" alt=\"sub rob gronkowski getty\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-2ba90b0f43a002497506114eb5d16ff2\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>He was a good sport about it, though &#8230; and even posed for a pic with Brady and Cane&#8217;s founder <strong>Todd Graves<\/strong> after the dunk.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-e5059310dd913741817f4dd719672845\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default 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