Two former Patriots have entered the chat regarding\u00a0Bill Belichick<\/a>\u00a0and his girlfriend\u00a0Jordon Hudson<\/a>.<\/p>\n While on their podcast\u00a0Dudes on Dudes<\/em><\/a>,\u00a0Rob Gronkowski<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Julian Edelman<\/a>\u00a0showed solidarity in support of their former coach, who has come under scrutiny\u00a0following an awkward interview<\/a>\u00a0he gave to CBS over the weekend.<\/p>\n \u201cPeople are giving an unfair reality of what\u2019s going on,\u201d Edelman, 38, argued, explaining that Hudson, 24, was merely acting as her 73-year-old boyfriend\u2019s \u201crepresentative\u201d when she was shown on camera interrupting correspondent Tony Dokoupil\u2019s interview on\u00a0CBS Sunday Morning<\/em>.<\/p>\n Edelman continued, \u201cBecause she was jumping into that conversation during the interview just like any PR person would jump in when there\u2019s an unnecessary question that probably [they] didn\u2019t go over in the pre-production meeting.\u201d<\/p>\n The retired wide receiver further made his case, explaining that Hudson was \u201c playing the Berj role,\u201d referring to Berj Najarian, Belichick\u2019s former close adviser with the Patriots.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen you look at this situation and you say, \u2018This is his girlfriend jumping in,\u2019 I think that\u2019s unfair,” he added. “I think she\u2019s actually working with coach Belichick in the professional world.\u201d<\/p>\n Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for\u00a0PEOPLE’s free daily newsletter<\/a>\u00a0to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer\u200b\u200b, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.<\/strong><\/p>\n Gronkowski, 35, agreed that the former college cheerleader was acting as the University of North Carolina football coach\u2019s representative \u2014 and then made a joke regarding her name and the school.<\/p>\n \u201cNo one\u2019s really putting this together,\u201d Gronk cracked, as the screen flashed a picture of\u00a0Michael Jordan<\/a>\u00a0playing for the team in the 80s. \u201cWhen your name is Jordon and you\u2019re on the University of North Carolina Tar Heels campus, you\u2019re God.\u201d<\/p>\n In the days following Belichick\u2019s interview, which he did to promote his new book,\u00a0The Art of Winning: Lessons from My Life in Football<\/em>, renewed attention has been on the couple\u2019s relationship.<\/p>\n On Tuesday, Hudson sought to offer clarity to the conversation \u2014 at least as far as the book\u2019s promotion goes.<\/p>\n![\"Bill](\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/8kzMJto-l7geTavcyCcQdi0Z-MY=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(784x154:786x156):format(webp)\/Bill-Belichick-and-Jordon-Hudson-stepped-out-for-dinne-in-New-York-after-CBS-interview-042925-9026cc5da24948a9ba40e61a156c2075.jpg\")
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