Over the weekend, a tsunami of social media updates from the high seas from journalist/stowaways kept people updated on the progress of the Gronk Cruise.
It looks to have gone about how you’d expect and the people gathered on the boat will be back in the office/warehouse/hospital this week reeking of booze and sharing pictures of themselves in the general vicinity of a shirtless Gronk as proof it all was so worth it.
And that’s where Stevan Ridley comes in. The former Patriots running back, who just spent a lost season with the Jets, can be seen (if you scroll to the photo of Gronk in a headband talking to a like-sized bro) hanging out on Gronk Island.
So many questions. Did Gronk invite Ridley on the cruise? Does Ridley have an offseason home on Gronk Island? Did Ridley actually pay full freight? Will Ridley, since he’s soon to be a free agent, be on the Patriots shopping list this offseason? Does anyone ever talk about Aaron Hernandez or do they just pretend that he never happened? Would Gronk host a series of Survivor: Gronk Island featuring former NFL personalities which would give Jimmy Johnson a shot at reality TV redemption?
And yes, what you’re thinking is correct. There’s not that much to write about right now.