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Report: Rob Gronkowski needs another surgery, done for the postseason 01.13.13 at 7:30 pm ET
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FOXBORO — According to a report from Pro Football Talk, Rob Gronkowski needs another surgery after re-injuring his left forearm early in Sunday’s game and is done for the playoffs.

Gronkowski fell hard on the left forearm making a catch out of bounds on New England’s second drive. He immediately went to the bench and was examined by team doctor Tom Gill. He then made his way to the team tunnel and had X-rays which revealed the break.

Gronkowski initially injured the arm blocking on an extra point try on Nov. 18 and had surgery the next day. He came back and played against the Dolphins in the season finale before playing Sunday.

Pro Football Talk was the first to report on their Twitter page. Various outlets later confirmed the PFT report.

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  • Tito

    Tough break…

  • Sicko

     Almost as bad as that game by the Pack?

  • Brian

    The 01-04 Patriots had so many lucky breaks, I know it sounds like a narrative but it was true.  Ever since then it’s felt like the exact opposite, the 07, 10, 11 and this team rival those team’s talent wise but just keep getting tough breaks.  It will take all time great Brady performances to knock off Baltimore and then SF.

  • Paul

    Pun intended?

  • Sicko

    I know it was still not healed 100% but man I figured 2 months would be enough. Just another fluke play I guess.

  • Sicko

    Just another hater whose team(the Packers) laid an egg.

  • Anonymous

    Nice decision making on Gronk, Dr. Gill. Idiot!! This injury required a minimum of 10 weeks to heal, not 8.

  • Sicko

     What do you expect from an old Red Sox team doctor?!?

  • Ztigr

    Well, I did like Vereen split out at least.  Another weapon in the arsenal.  I wanted to smack Brandon LLoyd when he threw the football at the official…ridiculous penalty.

  • The_Public

    Still wish he wasn’t out on the extra point team.  F!

  • Anonymous

    That was not a fluke play, it was a very routine fall to the ground. Dr. Gill sent him back on the field unhealed. Gronk should sue the idiot. It’s well known that an injury like Gronk’s requires a MINIMUM of 10 weeks to heal, not 6 (vs. the Dolphins 2 weeks ago).

  • Homeslice

    Just give him some Torodol if they make it to the SB. 
     

  • ScoopBurton

    Exactly right…..It was a routine fall….if that arm was 50 percent healed I would be shocked

  • Werwer

    What is his forearm made of paper? How do you break your arm on a routine fall with an air cast on it to boot.

  • Pats

    Yea and i wanted to smack the referee who called forward progress on the fumble….Had he gotten away from that tackle and ran for 40 yards it would have been fine, but he fumbled so it was forward progress? Straight BS…..The beating they gave the Teaxans would have been alot worse if that stood as a fumble, I wanted them to give the Texans a bigger beating for J.J. Watts stupid comments before the game about how there fist meeting was a fluke….Screw that ugly mofo

  • Ronjb441960

    Pats  good job on win    ,2 more games …………….

  • Fab4ever

    Shane Vereen.

  • Tito

    Boy. The AFC teams suck…

  • Roidzilla

    It really felt like the officials were giving the Texans a lot of unwarranted opportunities to keep the game competitive, but in the end real winners win big games.

  • ScoopBurton

    Gronkowski plays game 16…doesn’t even want his arm touched during a celebration. 2 weeks later he falls on his HAND and the arm breaks. I am no doctor but somebody needs to answer for clearing this guy to play. It was obvious 2 weeks ago he would not even be close to 75%. The player doesn’t make that call period. now he has 2 surguries on the arm and it will never be right

  • Baker

    Not to mention JJ’s little finger wag at Ridley…. OOOOh JJ we so scare we put up 21 straight points on your weak @ss D… Pathetico!!!

  • Baker

    “Boy. The AFC teams suck…” – Translation- WAAAAAA My POS Packers and my boyfiend Aaron Rodgers got their $hit pushed in by the 49ers so in order to make myself feel better come to troll a team that has made the AFC Championship game 2 years in a row… WAAAAA!!!!… P.U.S.S!!!

  • Gronk’s decision

    I’m sure Gronk made the decision to play and I’m sure that was after medical officials explained that in an ideal scenario 10 weeks or more would be the time period, but that it could heal enough(or fully for some people) in 6 to 8 weeks.  Do you really think the Dr. told him his forearm is 100% healed and that playing NFL football will do no worse than sitting on the couch watching tv.  If this was the off season, everybody involved would prob go about it differently, as far as healing time and what he was allowed to do.  

  • Boston_Sports

    If the Patriots get to the Super Bowl, this will be the second year in a row that the PATS don’t have their best offensive weapon. Bad luck yet again.

  • Pats

    Yea that too, and ALSO i heard (again this is what i heard from fans who where at the game) That J.J. Watt walked up to the Patriots logo on the 50 yard line and spit on it.

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