From a lavish car collection to forgetting about $600,000 worth of Apple stock, Rob Gronkowski leads a wild life.
When the quadruple Super Bowl winner hung up his boots in 2022, it was not surprising to see him retire with both hands.
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During his playing days for the New England Patriots and the Tampa Bay Buccaneershe claimed to have spent no money from an NFL contract, living solely off his lucrative business ventures and endorsements.
He has his own annual music festival, his fitness brand, has sold $1.2 million worth of NFT cards, and even launched a Gronk signature drink in partnership with Monster Energy.
The 35-year-old has also made appearances in films, WWE and commercials for household brands like Visa and Nike.
Gronk’s net worth is estimated at $45 million.
But as he is no longer in his element within the tight group, his new preferred position is that of driving luxury vehicles.
Gronkowski has an impressive garage ranging from 4x4s to sports cars.
One of his proud possessions is a custom Mercedes-Benz S63 with 603 horsepower and a 4.0-liter twin-turbo V8.
They’re valued at $185,000 – but that’s nothing compared to the $253,000 he’s budgeted for an Audi R8.
Its second generation model is powered by a V10 engine.
Gronk can also be seen cruising around Tampa in a Bentley Continental GT.
His car is supposedly equipped with adjustable mood lights and several extras that cost him at least $200,000.
And his luxury collection wouldn’t be complete without an Audi Q7 and a Jeep.
His garage was even so full that Gronkowski and his girlfriend Camille Kostek offered free sports cars to fans.
Last year, he gave his supporters the opportunity to win two free Corvettes if they purchased a ticket in a raffle, with the funds raised going to charity.
The giveaway included a brand new 2023 Corvette Stingray and a classic 1974 version of the car.
Although he has spent nearly a million dollars on engines over the years, Gronkowski is not short of cash.
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In fact, he I forgot he owned $600,000 worth of Apple stock..
The NFL legend was with the Patriots when he called a contractor to build a mansion in Massachusetts in 2014.
Gronk told Fortune, “Every time I saw him, while we were building the house, he kept saying, ‘Get Apple. Get Apple’.
“I had never been involved in stocks. I really didn’t know how stocks worked. So I was like, ‘All right, let me do this, man.’
“I call my financial advisor. I say, ‘Put $69,000 in Apple.’
He didn’t check the investment for two years, after forgetting everything.
But after receiving a nudge to verify his wealth, Gronk revealed: “As of today, I have over $600,000 worth of Apple stock.
“All because of the investment I made in 2014, without any idea what I was doing, but simply listening to the guy who built my house here in New England.
“Let me tell you, this is the best investment I have ever made in my life.”
When Gronkowski bought Apple stock in 2014, the shares were trading at $24.58.
A decade later, those same shares are worth $243.07.
These days, Gronk keeps himself busy by appearing on NFL Sundays on Fox Sports.
But even then he doesn’t take the easy way out, jump from a helicopter and into the ocean to mark Veterans Day weekend.
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