FOXBORO -- Despite a Boston Globe report that he will not play [1] and will miss his fifth straight game, Rob Gronkowski was officially listed as "questionable" for Sunday's game in Jacksonville in Friday's injury report filed by the Patriots. Gronkowski returned to practice last Friday and practice all three days this week, including inside on Friday, and was again listed as "limited" in the workout. Gronkowski broke his left forearm against the Colts on Nov. 18 and has missed all four games since.
Linebacker Mike Rivera (ankle) returned to practice on Friday and was also limited and is among the 19 Patriots officially listed as "questionable" for the game. Jermaine Cunningham is serving the fourth and final week of his four-game suspension for violation of the NFL PED policy.
Meanwhile, Jacksonville's three-time Pro Bowl running back Maurice Jones-Drew will miss his ninth straight game with a left foot injury.
Here is Friday's complete report:
Limited Participation
TE Rob Gronkowski (forearm/hip) Questionable
LB Mike Rivera (ankle) Questionable
T Nate Solder (abdomen) Questionable
CB Aqib Talib (hip) Questionable
DL Kyle Love (knee) Questionable
CB Alfonzo Dennard (knee) Questionable
OL Nick McDonald (shoulder) Questionable
LB Tracy White (elbow) Questionable
DE Chandler Jones (ankle) Questionable
G Logan Mankins (ankle/calf) Questionable
OT Sebastian Vollmer (back/knee) Questionable
G Dan Connolly (back) Questionable
S Patrick Chung (shoulder/hamstring) Questionable
TE Aaron Hernandez (ankle) Questionable
LB Dont'a Hightower (hamstring) Questionable
WR Brandon Lloyd (knee) Questionable
LB Brandon Spikes (knee/ankle) Questionable
WR Wes Welker (ankle) Questionable
LB Jerod Mayo (elbow) Questionable
For more, visit the Patriots page at weei.com/patriots [2].
Links:
[1] http://www.boston.com/sports/football/patriots/extra_points/2012/12/source_gronkows.html
[2] http://www.weei.com/teams/patriots/home
[3] http://www.weei.com/category/boston/patriots