Logan Paul's million-dollar challenge to the NFL has hit a snag. After Paul backed out, former NFL star Rob Gronkowski is calling a foul.

“If Logan Paul wants a piece of me, I’m down to throw it down on the field… I’ll whoop his a**. I just feel like he backed out, and that was just his excuse. He should have come out and said ‘I don’t want to do it. But instead, he had backup and then he put the call online as well, that is the biggest (expletive) of all time,” Gronkowski said.

Earlier, Paul claimed that he could beat anybody from the NFL, putting a million dollars on the line. His comments drew flak from many NFL players, and several of them posted that they would take up the challenge. But that's not all. When Paul talked about the former tight-end, the Gronk responded.

It was interesting to hear Gronk talk about going head-to-head with Paul, especially since he talked about it as a potential career path in 2021, after retirement.

"I would definitely say it would spark an interest. I wouldn't just shut that down right away when I'm done playing, but you never know."

But that's not all. He even tried WWE! He hosted the host of WrestleMania 36 and won the WWE 24/7 Championship. So if a boxing match doesn't materialise between the two, we could see them wrestle at WWE.

For now, Gronkowski and Logan Paul are scheduled to participate in the Fanatics Flag Football Classic, where Gronkowski said he is more than happy to fight Paul.

Logan Paul backed out, citing WWE reasons

When Paul issued the challenge, several NFL players posted that they were ready to take it up.

Brock Hoffman of the Dallas Cowboys, former running back Le’Veon Bell, and defensive lineman Breiden Fehoko accepted the challenge.

While it did look like a face-off was imminent, Paul claimed that the WWE did not agree for him to fight the NFL players. With WrestleMania 42 around the corner, WWE did not want to risk injury for one of its major stars.

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Written by

Shyam Hari

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Siddharth Shirwadkar