Rob Gronkowski injury: Patriots TE needs surgery on broken forearm, according to report

New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski has already had surgery on his forearm and the New England Patriots tight end can begin the recovery process on an injury suffered in Sunday’s blowout win over the Indianapolis Colts.

Josh Alper of Pro Football Talk reports that Gronkowski had the surgery Monday morning, and that a league source indicates that the third-year tight end will “probably” be out a few weeks. The tight end hurt his forearm on the team’s last extra point in a 59-24 win, leading to questions about whether he should have been playing at that point.

We’re finishing up Week 11 so there’s not a whole lot of time remaining in the regular season. The Patriots though will more than likely be making the playoffs so from that standpoint it’s worth keep Gronkowski on the active roster so that he can be available for the postseason.

Greg Bedard of the Boston Globe reports Gronk has been told it could be a 4-6 week timeframe.

You can probably save your outrage for worthier causes. Context is everything in the case of Gronkowski’s broken arm.

If you just want to kick dirt in Belichick’s face, a reasonable exercise for many NFL fans, his decision to put top players at additional risk on special teams is fair game. Then again, can you honestly recall many injuries on an extra point attempt? Probably not.

Gronkowski left the game late and was set to receive X-rays, which Tom E. Curran of Comcast SportsNet New England reports revealed a broken forearm. Adam Schefter added the detail that the injury was suffered on an extra point with the team already up 34 points.

Gronkowski left the game late in the fourth quarter, and is now set to receive X-rays. The tight end could have been taken out of the game earlier, as the Pats already had a major lead when he was injured. Gronkowski led New England with seven catches for 137 yards when he was hurt, and had recorded two touchdowns already on the day.

The loss would obviously be major for the Pats: with his tenth touchdown catch of the year in Sunday’s game, Gronkowski became the first tight end ever to record ten or more touchdowns in three straight years - and this is only his third year in the NFL out of Arizona. He’s second on the team in receptions and yards receiving, but has significantly more receiving touchdowns than anybody else on the team. After Sunday’s game, he leads all tight ends in receiving yards and touchdowns.