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Rob Gronkowski injury: Tedy Bruschi has no problem with tight end being left in for PAT

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Bruschi says that he often served in a similar role while in New England.

Rob Gronkowski evades a tackle Rob Gronkowski


I already offered my take on why Rob Gronkowski was still in Sunday's game for the final extra-point attempt. The overall theme of that piece is that I don't have a problem with it.

And Tedy Bruschi agrees. It's commonplace. When he played for the Patriots, there were often times that he was taken out of the game but still asked to serve on those units. It's just the way the game is played.

Here's his take from a recent ESPN.com chat.

Jason (Montpelier) My comment answers a previously posted question; why is Gronk in there? And I say he needs to be in there, this is a team that has struggled to close the door in games both offensively and defensively. The coaching staff can't say play 60 minutes then start pulling people too early!

Tedy (12:10 PM)

Jason, you always leave your starters in on the P.A.T., even on the field-goal block team. When I was playing defense and we were blowing out an opponent, you were told, "You're out of the game now, Tedy, but you're still on the field goal block team." It's just the way it is in football. The forearm injury to Gronkowski is unfortunate. The projected time for him to miss is 4-to-6 weeks, per some reports. From my experience, it can be significantly less. Mike Vrabel broke his forearm one year. After surgery, they put in one plate and 11 screws. Vrabel missed two games. I know Gronkowski is tough, but Mike Vrabel's toughness was legendary. So it all depends on the player. I would doubt that Gronkowski is out the full six weeks.


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