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Patriots fans have enjoyed seeing Rob Gronkowski ascend to becoming one of the NFL’s elite at his position, but Sunday night’s scare was a reminder of how fragile the livelihood of players like him really are in this league.
An emotional Tom Brady touched on it during his post game press conference after New England’s disappointing overtime loss to Denver. Like everyone else, watching Gronkowski take a vicious shot to the same knee that he injured previously, which sidelined him for the remainder of the 2013 season, was tough to take.