The Facts:
HC Bill Belichick answered a question about Gronkowski by saying that the team sees all of their injured players as “day-to-day” on a Monday conference call and then was asked if Amendola is more week-to-week because of the nature of his injuries. “I’d say really all of our players are day-to-day other than obviously [running back Shane] Vereen. I know the rest of them we’ll just take it day-to-day,” Belichick said.
Reported by Profootballtalk.com
Fantasy Football Diehards Line:
As PFT's Josh Alper suggests, while it sounds like that might be optimistic about Amendola’s return (there are reports he could miss up to six weeks with at least one doctor suggesting the receiver has a sports hernia that will require surgery), Gronkowski has been steadily ramping up his practice work and the extended time between the Jets game and Sunday’s matchup with the Buccaneers should nudge him even closer to a return. He’d likely be kept on a pitch count upon his return, but even a limited amount of Gronkowski would go a long way for the Patriots offense.
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