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Rob Gronkowski | Tight End

Team: New England Patriots
Age / DOB:  (24) / 5/14/1989
Ht / Wt:  6'6' / 265
College: Arizona
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NFL.com's Ian Rapoport confirms Rob Gronkowski (back surgery, arm surgery) will open camp on the active/PUP list.
ESPN's Adam Schefter had the news first on Tuesday, but Rapsheet has chimed in with slightly stronger language, saying it "will" happen. Per Rapsheet, the Pats haven't given up hope that Gronk will be ready for Week 1, but we'd assume it's a fanciful hope. Gronk isn't a Peterson-esque healer, while the Pats have every reason to exercise extreme caution with their game-changing tight end. Jun 19 - 1:08 PM
Source: Ian Rapoport on Twitter

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Rob Gronkowski - TE - Patriots

NFL.com's Ian Rapoport reports the Patriots are "holding out hope" Rob Gronkowski (back surgery, arm surgery) will be ready for Week 1.

As to be expected. At this point, there's no reason to unilaterally assume Gronk won't be ready for Week 1 — two and a half months is a long time — but there's still far more reason to believe he won't be ready than will be ready. We're unlikely to get a good read on Gronk's regular season status before mid-August. All we know for now is that he'll start camp on the active/PUP list.
Source: Ian Rapoport on Twitter
Jun 18 - 7:18 PM
Rob Gronkowski - TE - Patriots

Profootballtalk reports "it is believed" Rob Gronkowski's Tuesday back operation went well.

We wouldn't expect anything else, but it would be unwise to take anything related to Gronk's health for granted. Set to open camp on the active/PUP list, Gronk's Week 1 status is hazy, at best. It would be an upset if he didn't miss regular season games. He's not going to play in the preseason.
Source: Profootballtalk on NBCSports.com
Jun 18 - 5:19 PM
Rob Gronkowski - TE - Patriots

ESPN's Adam Schefter confirmed on NFL Live that Rob Gronkowski (back surgery) will open training camp on the active/PUP list.

"I think the one thing that does seem certain at this time is, he is expected to open training camp on the Physically Unable to Perform list," stated Schefter. Schefter added that the Patriots anticipated Gronk needing back surgery all offseason, but the procedure was repeatedly delayed due to his four forearm procedures. Because Gronkowski will open camp on PUP, he'll be a candidate to open the regular season on the reserve/PUP list, costing him six games.
Jun 18 - 4:06 PM
Rob Gronkowski - TE - Patriots

ESPN's Ed Werder reported on SportsCenter Monday that the Patriots legitimately do not know when Rob Gronkowski will return from back surgery.

"The fact is the Patriots really don't know when he's gonna come back," Werder stated. The Pats will have a better feel once Gronk's back operation is performed Tuesday, but Werder reports Bill Belichick has prepared "many contingencies," and noted New England is currently carrying a league-high seven tight ends on its 90-man roster. Gronkowski will open camp on the PUP list, and we suspect he may stay there into the regular season.
Jun 17 - 1:18 PM
Rob Gronkowski - TE - Patriots

Rob Gronkowski will undergo back surgery Tuesday in Los Angeles.

The recovery time is expected to be 12 weeks; six weeks of rest and six to rebuild strength and resume conditioning. 12 weeks -- or 84 days -- from Tuesday, June 18 would be September 10. The Patriots visit the Bills on September 8, so obviously Gronkowski is going to be in a race to play the opener. Most likely, he won't make it. Gronkowski will open training camp on the active/PUP list. It's not out of the question that he'll stay there for the first six games of the season, although that decision is not imminent. We'll get a better feel for Gronkowski's likely return date in weeks 9-11 of the 12-week recovery.
Source: Adam Schefter on Twitter
Jun 14 - 9:11 PM
Rob Gronkowski - TE - Patriots

The Boston Herald considers Rob Gronkowski's upcoming back operation "likely" to force him to miss regular season games.

It's not a sourced report from beat writer Jeff Howe, but an informed guess. Going under the knife later this month, Gronk is expected to require somewhere in the neighborhood of 10-12 weeks of recovery time. If your league is drafting early, it's hard to see the upside in making Gronk a first-round pick.
Source: Boston Herald
Jun 10 - 11:21 AM
Rob Gronkowski - TE - Patriots

The Patriots hold a $10 million option bonus on Rob Gronkowski following the 2015 season.

In light of Gronkowski's latest back woes, his long-term status has come into question. The Patriots gave him an eight-year, $55.23 million contract a year ago, but could easily get out of 2016-19. It's a nugget for Dynasty owners to file away as Gronkowski awaits his upcoming microdiscectomy and subsequent three-month rehab.
Source: ESPN Boston
Jun 5 - 10:40 AM
Rob Gronkowski - TE - Patriots

Agent Drew Rosenhaus claims Rob Gronkowski's impending back surgery is "minor."

Rosenhaus is often prone to hyperbole and looks at his clients through rose-colored glasses. A microdiscectomy is not a minor procedure, and three-month recovery timetables are standard. Gronkowski's four-time surgically-repaired forearm figures to be healed well before his back, even if Rosenhaus insists otherwise. At this point, we can only consider Gronk very questionable for Week 1 as he awaits mid-June surgery.
Source: Profootballtalk on NBCSports.com
May 30 - 11:47 AM
Rob Gronkowski - TE - Patriots

A source tells ESPN that Rob Gronkowski's latest back issue is not related to the one he dealt with in 2009.

Gronkowski missed his entire junior season at Arizona and the Combine due to a herniated disc in his back. Dr. Robert Watkins performed that surgery and will perform this procedure as well. Although the damage is not to the same disc, it is still a microdiscectomy. An independent doctor told the Boston Globe that Gronk will be looking at at least 12 weeks of rehab following the mid- to late-June operation. His status for Week 1 is in serious doubt.
Source: ESPN Boston
May 30 - 8:03 AM
Rob Gronkowski - TE - Patriots

NFL Network's Albert Breer reports Rob Gronkowski will undergo back surgery, tentatively scheduled for mid-June.

The Patriots have been planning for Gronk to get the surgery, so it comes as no surprise. Early reports have the All-Pro tight end missing at least part of training camp, but it could easily be more. Although the surgery has been termed "minor," back procedures are never easy to gauge and Gronkowski's Week 1 status should be considered up in the air. It should be noted this will be the second procedure on his back, after undergoing surgery during college in 2009.
Source: Albert Breer on Twitter
May 29 - 3:50 PM
Rob Gronkowski - TE - Patriots

NFL.com's Ian Rapoport reports the Patriots "(don't) know" how serious Rob Gronkowski's back injury is.

"I wish I knew as much as you'd like me to know," were the words of owner Robert Kraft. Rapoport believes the Pats should consider placing Gronk on the reserve/PUP list, which would hold him out for the first six games of the season. Depending on how Gronk's expected back operation goes, they may not have a choice.
Source: NFL.com
May 24 - 12:31 PM
Rob Gronkowski - TE - Patriots

Patriots owner Robert Kraft confirmed Rob Gronkowski's fourth arm surgery went "as good as he could have hoped."

Per Kraft, Gronk will be back "as soon as possible." Right now, "as soon as possible" appears to be mid-August. That's because Gronk is tentatively slated for "minor" back surgery sometime in the next 3-4 weeks. Like Robert Griffin III, Gronk's Week 1 status will be hard to accurately gauge before training camp.
Source: Albert Breer on Twitter
May 21 - 1:23 PM
Rob Gronkowski - TE - Patriots

Profootballtalk.com reports the lingering infection has cleared from Rob Gronkowski's arm, and his new plate was installed during Monday's surgery.

Gronkowski emerged from surgery Monday afternoon. The new plate will continue to hold together the fracture in his left forearm, which was surgically repaired four times because of complications due to the infection. Gronkowski is now expected to undergo back surgery in 3-4 weeks, the recovery timetable for which will last roughly ten weeks. He's still got a good chance to get in some late-training camp time, and be all systems go for Week 1 at Buffalo.
Source: Profootballtalk on NBC Sports
May 20 - 5:31 PM
Rob Gronkowski - TE - Patriots

ESPN Boston confirms doctors are "confident" the infection in Rob Gronkowski's surgically-repaired arm has subsided.

They won't know for sure until they study samples taken during Gronkowski's Monday operation. If the samples confirm Gronk is infection-free, doctors will replace the metal plate in his arm. If everything goes to plan — a big if at this point — Gronk will then undergo "minor" back surgery in 3-4 weeks. Considering Gronk's recent health history, he should be considered highly questionable for Week 1.
Source: ESPN Boston
May 20 - 10:09 AM

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3RB1Shane Vereen
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3Julian Edelman
4Lavelle Hawkins
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WR21Aaron Dobson
2Josh Boyce
3Donald Jones
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WR31Michael Jenkins
TE1Rob Gronkowski
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3Jake Ballard
4Michael Hoomanawanui
5Daniel Fells
K1Stephen Gostkowski