However, the All-Pro tight end later added that it will be up to the training staff to decide whether he plays Sunday night. “I feel like he’s ready to go”, said Gronkowski.
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So, we can more or less assume that Gronk, Solder, and Cooper will not play for the Patriots in what was already going to be a very hard game in Arizona…. especially without Tom Brady (four-game Deflategate suspension).
The last two seasons, the Patriots have had more of Gronk, and that’s paid off with a Super Bowl and an AFC Championship Game appearance. “I’m just trying to do the best I can to help the team”. “So it’s just been week to week, day by day, but I’m feeling good”.
Unfortunately, Bennett is not walking into an offense that has Brady under center because the star quarterback is suspended for the season’s first four games.
Fitzgerald finished with eight catches for 81 yards, yet it wasn’t enough. Obviously, the short-handed Patriots feel the best course of action is to let Gronkowski take another week off to heal.
At 6-foot-6, 275 pounds, he’s bigger than most defensive ends and linebackers and has proven a very effective blocker.
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Julian Edelman and Danny Amendola should be 100 percent for Week 1. There was a report by ProFootballTalk on Thursday that said Gronkowski could be a game-time decision for the Patriots.
