The New England Patriots were invited to the White House in Washington, DC, to meet U.S. President Barack Obama, as the current reigning champs of the NFL's Super Bowl. Every football player on the team went to the White House, but star quarterback, Tom Brady, was a no show, which caught the attention of many.

During the team's White House visit, Obama made a joke about Brady's deflate-gate scandal, where the quarterback was accused of deflating footballs to give him an undue advantage on the field. Obama stated, "I usually tell jokes at these events, but I was worried 11 or 12 of them would fall flat." Uncomfortable groans from the team ensued, as they tried to take the joke in stride, but were clearly not amused (as noted in press).

Rob Gronkowski (right)

CBS Sports reported Patriots' coach Bill Belichick, "Looked Obama right in the eye and gave his joke A BIG FAT THUMBS DOWN." Patriot Rob Gronkowski decided to get in his own dig at the president for the deflategate joke by stating, "No, there's no drinking. Maybe the president was getting wasted...bit...from his deflate joke."

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Obama 'Deflategate' joke falls flat

April 23, 2015, 02:48 pm - President Obama gave the New England Patriots a hard time about the “Deflategate” scandal on Thursday.  "I usually tell jokes at these events, but I was worried 11 of 12 of them would fall flat,” Obama joked during a ceremony honoring the Patriots' Super Bowl title on the South Lawn. The crowd let out an audible groan at the president's jab...

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Gronk: Maybe Obama was 'wasted' when making Deflategate joke

April 23, 2015 8:59 pm ET - Even Julian Edelman is sometimes surprised by Rob Gronkowski's mouth. (USATSI) Even Julian Edelman is sometimes surprised by Rob Gronkowski's mouth. During the Patriots visit to the White House on Thursday, there was only one really awkward moment and that moment came when President Obama decided to make a Deflategate joke.

The joke was actually kind of funny, but as you can imagine, the Patriots didn't find it too amusing. After the joke was made, Bill Belichick looked Obama right in the eye and gave his joke A BIG FAT THUMBS DOWN. Let's not talk about Belichick's reaction though, let's talk about Rob Gronkowski's. After the Patriots were done meeting with the president, Gronk met separately with the media and that's when he was asked if he had any drinks while he was at the White House. "No, there's no drinking. Maybe the President was getting wasted," Gronkowski said. After he made the comment, Gronk froze for about five seconds as he seemed to realize what he just did, which was make a joke about the president getting wasted...

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