Rob Gronkowski’s season likely over

FOXBOROUGH, MASS.— Rob Gronkowski’s season is likely over. The New England Patriots tight end was scheduled to have surgery for a herniated disk in his lower back. That’s according to a team statement Thursday night.

He’s likely to be out for eight weeks or more. The Super Bowl is scheduled for Houston on Feb. 5, should the Patriots get that far.

Gronkowski sat out practice Wednesday with what listed as a back injury. He was absent from practice again on Thursday.

In a joint statement issued by the Pats and Gronkowski family, Gronk’s back injury happened during the first quarter of the jets game.
There were reports the injury is occurred during the Patriots’ loss to the Seahawks on November 13th. The team is saying that was a separate ailment.

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