Ed McDonough

Canton Video Production Educator- Emeritus. Digital Storyteller - Seeks to help folks make videos worth watching. Opinions are my own.

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Rob Gronkowski says he lived off $50,000 as an NFL rookie because he understood the NFL meant "Not For Long"

"My agent gave me a $50,000 advance for what's going to come in the marketing world for myself. I just had to pay him back within the first $50,000 I made"

"I was able to purchase my first car, which was a 2008 Escalade, and then to be able to pay rent once I got to New England. And then from there on out, I really didn't need any other money"

"I was getting free meals at the facility. I just kind of needed gas money. You go out, the drinks are free or you pay for one, you get 10 free when you're when you're on the Patriots up in the Boston area"

"So I wasn't really spending much money at all, especially when it got to the season. I mean, you're inside that building and everything's handed to you on a daily basis from breakfast all the way to dinner"

"I just lived off my marketing dollars. I was living a low-level life. I had a condo with a roommate that was on the team as well. We're paying $1,500 a month in rent while in the NFL"

"I was very frugal and that's how I got away with it. Not having any lavish purchases, the first couple years in the league and just banking away what I was making because I truly understood that the NFL stands for not for long"

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

«Be kind. Always»

[CHStrackandfield @CStrackandfield]

Meet of Champions day 1!

https://t.co/IWpcpDxEz3

[Ed McDonough @Digucator]

Congrats to KP for advancing to the next round of @MIAA033 Base ball with a win today 17 to 4. A hat tip to Canton Baseball for making it to the Round of 16. Thank you Bulldogs for a great season. @Bulldog_CHS @CantonCommunity
@cantonathletics @kphathletics @KP_Baseball

[Ed McDonough @Digucator]

Yet another example of the "Next Great Generation".

[Rodney Smith Jr @iamrodneysmith]

During the month of May, 81 kids signed up to take on The 50 Yard Challenge and begin serving their communities by mowing free lawns for the elderly, disabled individuals, single parents, veterans, and first responders. Since starting this the organization in 2016, we are now up to 6,426 kids who have signed up nationwide for the 50 yard challenge and are closing in on an amazing milestone of 6,500 participants. To every parent who has encouraged their child to get involved, thank you. Together, we’re raising a generation that understands the value of service, hard work, and giving back. If your child is looking for a way to make a real difference in their community, we invite them to take on The 50 Yard Challenge. One act of kindness can change a life—and it all starts with one lawn at a time.

[Ed McDonough @Digucator]

Another example of the "Next Great Generation".

[The Husky @Mr_Husky1]

Bridger Walker is the boy who saved his little sister from a vicious dog attack.

He took ninety stitches across his body, but he saved his three-year-old sister from what could have been certain death.

When asked why he did it, Bridger said:

“If someone was going to die, it must be me. I’m the older brother.”

The World Boxing Council later recognized him as a World Heavyweight Champion for a day, and his name will remain in the official historical record of the WBC.

For that one day, this little boy was the best fighter in the world.

[Canton Athletic Dept @CantonAthletics]

Final -@CantonLax losers a hard fought game to Marshfield 11-9. Thank you seniors. #rolldogs💚🐶

[Canton High Baseball @bulldog_chs]

Bulldogs are headed to the round of 16!

[Canton Athletic Dept @CantonAthletics]

@bulldog_chs taking the field for I/O out here at Shepherd Hill #yoffszn #rolldogs💚🐶

[Ed McDonough @Digucator]

Fellow firefighters speak at funeral Mass for Robert Kilduff Jr. They cited faith, family & his leadership as a firefighter ... a life well lived. Engine 42, acting as a hearse, to pass by his Egleston station. https://t.co/C0MBEbXdgp @NFFF @BostonFire

[Canton High Baseball @bulldog_chs]

Round of 32 starts today for the Bulldogs!

[WithoutHistory @WithoutHistory]

RIP

[Steve Cooper @scooperon7]

As many as 10,000 firefighters are expected to converge on Boston outside the Cathedral of the Holy Cross for this mornings funeral for Firefighter Bobby Kilduff…7News will have live coverage #7News

[CHStrackandfield @CStrackandfield]

STATE CHAMPS!

Couldn’t be more proud of this team & who they are on & off the track. Their selflessness, belief, & commitment to something bigger than themselves made this possible.

All In. Everyone. Together.

“The doubters don’t determine what’s possible. The work does.”

[CHStrackandfield @CStrackandfield]

PHENOMENAL states performance from JJ! His hard work, attention to detail, and coachability have made all the difference! So proud!

[Mr PitBull Stories @MrPitbull07]

A father shared a story recently about his 21-year-old son moving back home.

At first, he thought his son just wasn’t trying hard enough.

He’d make little comments about discipline, motivation, and “getting life together.” Every pair of shoes left by the door at noon felt like proof that his son wasn’t pushing hard enough.

Then one day, while driving through town, they passed the small house the father bought in his twenties.

He proudly told his son:
“That was my first house. I bought it for $48,000 when I was making about $22,000 a year.”

His son looked up the same house online.

It had recently sold for over $400,000.

That moment changed everything for him.

The father realized he had been comparing two completely different worlds.

When he was young, a modest salary could still realistically build a modest life. Today, many young adults face housing prices, rent, student debt, and job markets that make even getting started feel impossible.

Later that night, instead of criticizing his son again, he sat down and asked:
“What’s it actually like out there?”

And for the first time, he truly listened.

His son talked about entry-level jobs requiring years of experience, rent consuming entire paychecks, and the quiet shame of feeling “behind” despite trying constantly.

The father said something finally clicked for him:

His son wasn’t lazy.

He was exhausted trying to build a future in a world where the math no longer works the way it once did.

It’s a reminder many people need today:

Sometimes younger generations are not failing because they lack ambition.

Sometimes they’re facing obstacles previous generations never had to climb.

[Boston Globe Schools @GlobeSchools]

Canton girls cap greatest season with first Division 3 track title, Walpole boys win by thinnest margin https://t.co/gZJjACaUUA

[Boston 25 News @boston25]

HAPPENING NOW: Loved ones, family members, and hundreds of first responders are saying their final goodbyes to fallen firefighter Robert Kilduff Jr.

STORY: https://t.co/lP9i0hjuHU