Rob Gronkowski

All of this led to the decision this week to bring in noted orthopedic specialist Dr. James Andrews to sign off on whether Gronkowski is indeed ready to play, taking the decision out of the hands of the Patriots, Gronkowski and Dr. Gill.

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When Gronkowski returned from the initial break of his forearm last season, he played 25 snaps in the season finale against the Miami Dolphins. It seems likely that New England will take a similar approach this time. That means the Patriots will pick their spots and break the glass whenever Gronkowski is needed. In those moments, he should provide an immediate boost. He’ll be a friend in a sea that is currently stocked with Brady acquaintances, which should help iron out of the weird things happening on offense, and provide New England with one of the better red-zone targets in the NFL.

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My guess, and it’s a guess, would be that he winds up playing Sunday,” said Schefter. “Coming off a loss, coming home to play the Saints, highly anticipated game, big showdown, going to need some points and yards and production to beat that team. I just get a sense that we’ll see Gronk this week.

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Did the Patriots err by not putting Gronkowski on the reserve/physically unable to perform list, which would have sidelined Gronkowski for the first six weeks but opened up a roster spot for someone else? The answer is a decisive no and the reason is that if Gronkowski was on PUP, he wouldn’t have been eligible to practice. For Gronkowski to reach his desired comfort level after undergoing five surgeries since last November, he simply had to practice. That alone is more than worth the roster spot.

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Everything’s great around here. [I’m] just going out to practice with the team and practicing with the team. It’s helpful every single week to get the chemistry back down and get the timing of football back down. “We were on the same page from they very get go. And still on the same page and it’s going good. I’m progressing every week, I’m feeling better every week, getting stronger every week and better conditioning every week. Just still sticking to the motto ‘day by day.’”

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Would the team pressure Gronkowski to return to the field? Surely every team wants to see a return on its investment and the Patriots are obviously a better team with Gronkowski on the field. But they also have a long-term interest, which team president Jonathan Kraft pointed out in his weekly interview on 98.5 The Sports Hub on Sept. 22. “At the end of the day, we care about the players’ long-term health and in the case of guys like Danny [Amendola] and Rob, who are signed to this team for a long time, it’s not about this week and next week. It’s about the next 4-5 years and we collectively want to make the right decision.”

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