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Baker Mayfield has had a remarkable resurgence with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and he has the franchise looking like a contender again. Part of this renaissance, according to former Buccaneers tight end Rob Gronkowski, is Mayfield's ability to connect with his teammates.

“He’s the ultimate teammate, Gronkowski said. “He’s like an ultimate locker room guy. He’s like a guy that, you know, quarterbacks aren’t really like this. I feel like he would get in the trenches with you.”

Rob Gronkowski and Julian Edelman are teaming up again, this time as hosts of a podcast — "Dudes on Dudes with Gronk and Jules."

Former Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman and former Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski officially launched their own podcast together on Oct. 14, 2024. Edelman's and Gronkowski's new podcast is titled, "Dudes on Dudes with Gronk and Jules," and is set to come out with new episodes every Thursday.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have had a solid start to the 2024 NFL season. Tampa is 4-2 heading into Week 7 and sits atop the NFC South tied with Atlanta. The Buccaneers are still contenders to win the NFC South thanks to their starting QB Baker Mayfield.

During the debut episode of the "Dudes on Dudes with Gronk and Jules" podcast, former Buccaneers tight end Rob Gronkowski shared how Mayfield participated in a pre-scheduled worko