ankle injury not considered serious Entering yesterday’s game against the Miami Dolphins
Byron Cowart Jersey Boys , New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski was listed as questionable to perform due to an ankle injury. Gronkowski did ultimately play and catch four passes for 44 yards before leaving the contest in the third quarter. Shortly afterwards, he exited for the locker room and the team announced that his ankle was the reason for his departure.This certainly was a situation worth monitoring closely considering Gronkowski’s injury history, but the injury is not considered to be a serious one (according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter):The 29-year old being questionable to play on Thursday against the visiting Indianapolis Colts is no surprise. Likewise, it would also not be a surprise to ultimately see the team sit its most potent offensive weapon player with long-term interests in mind: having Gronkowski aggravate his ankle injury would be the worst possible scenario, so New England sitting him with just a few days rest is a realistic scenario.And while having Gronkowski inactive would be a blow to the team, the return of Julian Edelman and the upside of trade acquisition Josh Gordon should help soften the potential blow – especially with Sony Michel and James White having looked very good on Sunday versus the Dolphins.[UPDATE 10/01
White Duke Dawson Jerseys , 1:42 p.m. ET] NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport added that Gronkowski is considered day-to-day. According to one source, New England believes that Arizona will draft a quarterback."In most years, the first overall selection in the draft is known long before the clock officially starts ticking. 2019, however, will be different as the Arizona Cardinals have not yet given any clear indications about what they plan to do with pick number one. Will they draft Oklahoma quarterback Kyler Murray? Will they go after a defensive lineman like Nick Bosa or Quinnen Williams? Will they make a trade out of the top spot?Whatever their decision, its implications will be felt around the league — especially if Murray
Duke Dawson Jerseys 2019 , as is expected at this point, indeed gets drafted by the Cardinals. And even though Arizona has publicly expressed support for 2018 first-round selection Josh Rosen as the team’s starting quarterback for now, it sounds as if people across the NFL feel that the team could very well invest in a new passer just one year after picking another tenth overall.Count some inside the New England Patriots organization among them as ESPN’s Josina Anderson recently shared on Twitter: unless the Cardinals get “blown away” by a trade offer, the belief is that 2018’s worst team will select Murray with the first overall selection. The fallout of such a decision might also have an impact on the reigning world champions because it would likely make Rosen available for a trade — if not right away, possibly later during the offseason.As we have discussed before here on Pats Pulpit, Rosen is an intriguing potential target should the Cardinals decide to go with Murray and put him up for sale. As colleague Mark Schofield wrote in his breakdown of the quarterback about to enter his second season in the NFL
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