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The tale of Mighty Gronk and the magic disappearing phone (Shutdown Corner)

Another Patriot, another cell phone folly ... but this one ends up a bit happier.

Magician Mat Franco played a bit of a prank on New England Patriots tight end/superhero Rob Gronkowski, making Gronk's phone disappear and reappear inside a football. No idea how this is done, but here are a few observations:

• Gronk uses an off-the-rack cell phone ring, and not a Tarzan yell or a Hulk roar or anything sweet like that.

• Franco jabs a knife straight into the football, which is a pretty effective deflation technique, if you ask us.