BOSTON — TV legend Jay Leno gathered with Patriots players and other Boston sports stars Tuesday night at a charity event for Boston Children’s Hospital.
“This is very exciting, it’s my hometown and it’s Boston and its kids,” Leno said.
Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski was set to be given an award and make a speech, but after getting injured Sunday evening against the Jets he called in his teammate Martellus Bennet.
“I know he wanted to be here but he couldn’t make it,” Bennet said. “Mr. Kraft and everybody was like ‘Rob, who do you think?’ And he was like ‘Marty.’ So they called me and said Rob would like to go for him and I was like alright cool.”
Nate Solder, whose 16-month-old son is being treated at Children’s for a rare kidney cancer was also in attendance.
“You always want to do the ones close to your heart and this one certainly is that,” Solder said.
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