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Rob Gronkowski, Rob Ninkovich active for Patriots

 01.13.13 at 3:09 pm ET
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FOXBORO — There were no major surprises on the Patriots inactives list released 90 minutes before their divisional playoff game with the Texans.

WR Kamar Aiken, DB Derrick Martin, DB Malcolm Williams, OL Nick McDonald, OL Markus Zusevics, TE Daniel Fells and rookie DE Jake Bequette comprise the list of seven players who will not be playing as part of the 46-man roster. This is just the fourth time this season Fells has been inactive and the first time since Week 11 against the Colts.

The Patriots took 15 of 20 players off their injury report on Friday while listing five others as probable. Four of the five, including Rob Gronkowski, Alfonzo Dennard and Marquice Cole are active for the game.

Likewise for the Texans, there were no surprises as OL Cody White, CB Stanford Routt, OL Antoine Caldwell, CB Roc Carmichael, NT Terrell McClain, LB Cameron Collins and OL Andrew Gardner were declared inactive.

For more, visit the Patriots team page at weei.com/patriots.

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  • P24gb

    Boston media wants to lose, so they can rip on athletes.  No one tries to fail.  The very best teams are maybe ten games ahead of them.  All of baseball is average.  Some guys just make more money.  Quit writing about the negative.  You guys hated Youkilis until he left.  Reddick was average until he left.  Lester and Beckett would excel if they leave.  Not because of them, because of the Boston Media!

    • Anonymous

      CHBF is still PO’d that they ruined “The Curse of the Bambino” story.

  • Cynical1284

    Another article by Bradford where he is clearly in the tank for the Red Sox, great reporting Rob, hope it is worth your credibility…. So P24gb you are telling me that the Boston media is responsible for Beckett being spoiled out of shape, sporting 5 wins and an ERA in the high 5′s??? How do they manage that???

  • Hoosiered

    Gonzalez talks about being ” professional” but it appears that he and his teammates haven’t backed that up by including BV in the meeting on 7/26. I’m not a huge BV fan but it seems to me like he should have been included. This Boisox fan from afar is quickly tiring of all the drama. They were more enjoyable when they hadn’t won a championship in 90+ years. They have lost the fire.

  • Kman1020

    Players denying a story…ownership downplaying the severity of the meeting….Bobby V. taking the high road….I think I saw this movie last Fall when it came out. It was called Taking One for the Team starring Tito Francona. As a die hard Red Sox fan, I find more interest in watching repeats of Crocodile Dundee over and over than watching this team right now. 

  • redsoxfan45

    Gonzalez never denied sending a text message to ownership on behalf of the rest of his coward teammates, requesting a meeting. There is no mention in the Yahoo column where the players asked that Valentine be fired. Yet, John Henry in full spin cycle, refuted the Yahoo story by saying the players never requested that Valentine be fired. Of course, that’s how he operates…he and Lucchino. Stop being such a control freak John Henry and especially Larry Lucchino, and let Ben Cherington do his job…until you empower Ben, you will continue to sink in the abyss.

  • redsoxfan45

    And Rob Bradford, you are so bad. Kiss butt. And proof read your column next time…7th paragraph. And how come Buster Olney “toxic” clubhouse and Jeff Passan “meeting” outperform you all the time…you are the Josh Beckett of Boston media…congrats, and belly up for a beer!

  • mg

    Bradford is the crissy mathews of boston sports writers.
    Keep that tingle going for those athletes.

  • Source

    how long are you going to beat this story bradford…this happened 3 weeks ago?   you are the QUEEN of unnamed sources in boston.  how does you even stay employed?
    go write with the 2 bimbos at the herald and go on the giselle baby bump watch…..

  • Tito

    Bradford is now the official joke of the media. He just passed Thomase as far as no credibility.

    • Claire

      exactly….

  • Kingkelly

    Can we all agree that Bradford is a pustule of a foul breath, egg-sucking yeller dog?  And that he has his lips sutured to the butt cheeks of our whiny, millionaire ball players?  Great!  Now let’s move on to content.  Why would you not want to hear what Gonzo has to say?  He didn’t deny the point of a grip session, or claim the report was entirely false.  Just that it laid out sketchy dots and guess that create a picture that is half true at best, and is three weeks out of date – and AGAIN creates more drama and distraction. 

    Look.  We have an unsourced report from an out of town Yahoo (Passan).  He apparently missed the fact that there were three separate meetings, organized by Mr. Henry, and  virtually ignores any notion that there might have been complaints against the media (who have been in an inmates-running-the-asylum/BV-death-watch pack hunting mode since April).  Do you think there is even a 1 in 1000 chance the players and staff weren’t screaming about the media in those gripe sessions? 

    All Bradford does is create a save haven with a microphone for the players to give their side.  As fans, we have a right to hear it AS PART OF THE MIX — generally, and especially when the local media were lame and blind covering the team last year.  This year they have overcompensated in some areas — the breathless ‘clock ticking’ on the Bard experiment as a starter, followed by post-game ritual of getting him to talk through every mis-step and planned adjustment, until the kid became an overthinking train wreck — while letting the FO off the hook entirely on the most basic stuff.  In this muddle of a FUBAR year, there IS no single reliable source.  We are stuck trying to make sense out of a lot of different voices, and what Rob provides is an absolutely essential part of the mix.

    Just try holding your nose the next time you read one of his player interviews… 

    • Alketk

       Ok so your point ? they still suck who cares about Bradford report,they have no pitching and the players have under performed and the mentality of this club bouse is wrong.They re done and the owners knows it but they re worried about the “sell out record”what a bs

      • Redsoxfanatic6655

        rob bradford is a deuchebag

      • Redsoxfanatic6655

        rob bradford is a deuchebag

  • guest

    Thanks for bringing a little bit of SD baseball with you to Boston you jerk

  • Bill

    Everyone’s saying it’s obvious he’ll be back but at the same time, someone who’s coming back doesn’t say, “I’d rather not say.”

    • Anonymous

      Probably waiting on Ainge’s decision on the remaining two Amigos.

      • Bill

        Yea that’s possible.

      • cfn

        Look it, Garnet does not need Pierce to be around to stay with the Celtics. He might only need Doc. The success of this team is about cutting Pierce or bringing him off the bench at half the price. KG still has a good 25 minutes in him to be the starter. Starters for Next year KG,Sully,Green,Bradley,Rondo. Bench: ? at the 5;Bass,Pierce,Crawford,Lee. Get rid of Williams, Fab, and Terry, restructure PP contract to free some money for two good bigs. We will be a good team if Ainge can play his cards right with Pierce and keep Garnet happy. We can not depend on PP anymore, it might be better to retire him, or threaten trade so he retires or get him to accept bench without being a psychological drag.

  • Sportsbozo1

    If Doc leaves he becomes just another Ray Allen. If he leaves via a pseudo trade where the C’s are compensated for his departure then he’s welcome back at any time. If he leaves to do a TV gig he’s a fraud. This is an untenable situation for Doc. He might want to coach his son and the Pelicans, but unless the C’s are compensated he’s selling out on a city not a team.

    • Bruinman86

      Has a coach ever been traded in the history of the NBA?

      • Sportsbozo1

        Not that I can recall. Good time for the Celtics to become trend setters.

        • Bruinman86

          Why not. It’s going to be a while before they are contenders again…. Can’t imagine Doc wanting to stick around for that.

  • anguillaman3

    He can do as he wishes, but its reaching the time that it would be the right thing to do to not leave the team hanging.

  • Brian

    The NBA: Where even the best coaches are self important divas.

  • Anonymous

    Sounds to me like there’s a bit of a pissing contest going on between Doc and Danny.

    • Bruinman86

      Well, Doc is under contract, so the only thing they would be at odds about is what to do with Pierce and KG.

  • Christopher Turcotte

    Anyone else tired of this decision by Doc being dragged out every year? You signed a 5 year deal Doc. Honor it, or go. Im over it.

  • ted guglielmo

    Hey whatever. Doc leaves he leaves. Not something i get too concerned about. Like to see some more young guys.

  • Dano S

    To Doc, Paul Pierce and KG you are doing the whole organization a complete lack of respect with that in mind drastic moves must happen. Boston Celtic Predictions 17.0
    Trade Doc Rivers,KG,Paul Pierce and the 16th pick in draft to the Chicago Bulls
    for Coach Tom Thibodeau, Luol Deng, Carlos Boozer and the 49th pick of 2nd round.
    Draft 49th pick Ray McCallum G Detroit
    Undrafted free Agents James Ennis F Long Beach St and Colton Iverson C Colorado St.

  • Dano S

    Boston Celtic Predictions 18.0 My feelings have changed quite abit here is my latest
    predictions. Doc and Garnett stay and Paul Pierce goes to Clippers for their first
    round pick.
    Free Agents signed Tyreke Evans G Sacramento, Trevor Ariza F Washington
    and JJ Hickson F-C Portland.
    Draft 1 Mason Plumlee F-C Duke 1 From Clippers Phil Pressey PG Missouri
    Undrafted Free Agents Matthew Dellavedova SG St.Mary’s
    and Colton Iverson C Colorado St.

  • Bruinman86

    Agreed. They need to unload some players and start sucking to build through the draft. Let the losing begin now, so the sooner we can get that part over with. If that means Paul and KG go, then so be it. I would love to see Paul retire here, but that will depend on ho much longer he wants to play. If he’s seeking another contract after this one is up in a year, then trade him now. Once he is gone, KG is more likely to want to move on. If Doc moves on, KG is likely to want to move on. So many variables that it makes it tough to guess what’s coming next.

  • Derek Lee

    If KG retires now, and Pierce gets moved, then they still have some pieces in place here. They would be one free agent superstar away from being good

  • Bruinman86

    I still think they need 2 1/2 stars to be relevant. If the players are good enough, then they will draw free agents and other puzzle pieces to fill out the role players and bench.

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