The Patriots’ final injury report in preparation for Sunday’s Week 2 matchup with the Miami Dolphins includes quite a few big names.
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Gronkowski injured his hamstring during a joint practice with the Chicago Bears in mid-August, and in an extremely un-Patriot-like admission just prior to Week 1, he told reporters he wasn’t 100 percent.
The hamstring injury continues a seemingly never-ending series of injuries to Gronkowski during his seven-year career.
This is only the second game of the season but it is clear that the Los Angeles Rams and the Cleveland Browns will compete for the first choice in the 2017 NFL Draft. Apparently, his injury could prevent him from playing for another week.
The Dolphins are looking to snap their seven-game losing streak in New England.
Martellus Bennett will most likely be the teams starting tight end. “And the following week, the Patriots play a Thursday night game on a shortened week against the Houston Texans”.
“I think the big thing for a player like Dont’a is his ability to play on third down, and his ability to cover and rush the passer”, Belichick said, according to NESN.com’s Doug Kyed.
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Quarterback Tom Brady and defensive lineman Rob Ninkovich are under National Football League suspension and will also miss the game. He was on the practice field this week after sitting out the season-opener against the Arizona Cardinals, but apparently still isn’t healthy enough to play.
