The Gronk with Johnny football in Vegas last preseason.

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HE DOESN’T HAVE much to say about deflated footballs, but ask New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski about his dating life and he’ll give you an earful.

When radio producer Outsider Mike from “SVP and Russillo” asked Gronkowski about using Tinder, the athlete acknowledged it was hard to convince prospective dates he was the true Gronk.

“No one believed it was me … it was fun, though!” he said.

He also had four solid pieces of advice to anyone looking to swipe right on love.

The Patriots tight end with porn star Bibi Jones.

1. Don’t be picky. Gronk advises swiping right on everyone to increase your chances of finding someone who’s into you.

2. Use pickup lines. He suggests Googling “Tinder pick up lines.”

3. Have fun! It’s not whether you win or lose; it’s how you play the game.

… and maybe most important …

4. Flex. E! reports: “Gronk advised Mike to ask the ladies, ’Hey, do you work out, ’cause I’m ripped, I’m jacked,’ and send them a picture with your shirt off. Something like that and they’ll be like, ‘Whoa, this guy is serious. I like him.’”

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