@AdamSchefter: Patriots TE Rob Gronkowski still not cleared for contact. Would be surprising to see him play this preseason. Still optimism for opener.
Ahhh Gronk, the love for steroids. By inflating your muscles so much your ligaments, tendons and joints cant handle all the pressure so they break and tear. Keep up the good work big guy. A least he can spend more time going to clubs naked and posing with no shirt for magazines.
He'll play.
Just another load of bull**** from the Cheaters.
Actually, if you think back to last season Patriot fans and even Gronk's family was outraged that big bad Belichick wasn't letting him come back even though he was seemingly ready to go.
Actually, IIRC, that's backwards.
Actually, if you think back to last season Patriot fans and even Gronk's family was outraged that big bad Belichick wasn't letting him come back even though he was seemingly ready to go.
Except for 2008.It's unlikely that Gronk will play week one. Last year he took his time coming back from multilple surgeries on the advice of his inner circle, which the Pats were not happy about. After an ACL he is likely to be even more cautious. The Pats know they will win the division as long as they have Brady, which has happened every year since 2002. Therefore, they don't need to rush Gronk back, they need him at full speed for the post season. But don't kid yourself about this game. The Pats have made it to the AFC Championship game each of the past two years without Gronk. They fortified their weakest link (pass defense) this off season, and will be tougher than ever.