Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski was immediately escorted to the locker room after suffering a helmet-to-helmet hit from Jaguars safety Barry Church.
As New England mounted its second scoring drive of the game — with just under 90 seconds remaining in the first half — quarterback Tom Brady threw a pass intended for Gronkowski on first-and-10 from the Patriots’ 40-yard line. The pass was ruled incomplete, but Church’s helmet-to-helmet hit resulted in a 15-yard, unnecessary roughness penalty and a Patriots first down.
Here’s a look at the hit that might’ve concussed Gronk pic.twitter.com/c7LGmSQYHh
— Pete Blackburn (@PeteBlackburn) January 21, 2018
According to reporters at Gillette Stadium, Gronkowski looked “woozy” and “dazed” following the play.