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Watch Rob Gronkowski and the late Carl Weathers in FanDuel’s somber 2024 Super Bowl commercial
FanDuel revamped its Super Bowl commercial featuring Gronk and John Cena following the death of Weathers at age 76.
FanDuel aired a more somber version of its 2024 Super Bowl commercial featuring Rob Gronkowski, John Cena, and Carl Weathers, who passed away in January at the age of 76.
FanDuel once again enlisted the former Patriots tight end to attempt to kick a field goal live in Las Vegas, this time before the game instead of at halftime.
The result was the same as in 2023, with Gronk shanking the pregame kick — this time missing wide right instead of wide left.
During the second quarter of the Super Bowl, FanDuel aired an advertisement that was revamped following the death of Weathers.
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In teasers for the original spot, Gronk was trained for his kick attempt by Weathers, riffing on the late actor’s role in “Rocky.” Cena was also in the commercial, with the West Newbury native playing Gronkowski’s antagonist.
In the new ad, FanDuel briefly showed Cena celebrating Gronk’s miss, then cut to a somber in memoriam for Weathers.
“FanDuel was fortunate to have had an opportunity to work with [Weathers] during our Super Bowl campaign,” the company said in a statement leading up to the Big Game. “We are adjusting our campaign accordingly out of respect for the family during their time of grief.”
Watch Rob Gronkowski, Carl Weathers and John Cena in FanDuel’s Super Bowl 2024 commercial
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