FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski has been suspended one game for his late hit on Buffalo Bills cornerback Tre'Davious White, an unsportsmanlike act that seemed to upset coach Bill Belichick.
Gronkowski allowed his frustrations to get the best of him and in the process broke one of the first rules Belichick stresses to all Patriots players -- putting individual agendas ahead of the team.
As Gronkowski said to reporters postgame Sunday when he apologized to White and said he doesn’t believe in those types of hits, what he did “definitely could hurt the team.