Injury practice update: Gronk present, Hightower absent

[mihap]

Why every binkie of mine ...........................................

 

[Mack Herron]

Just my feeling, nothing to base it on but I think Gronk is going to miss the 1st third of the season. How do you guys feel?

So 5.333 games? That would tend to correspond to a Grade 2 strain.
Hamstring Injuries: An Epidemic in NFL Athletes?
My crystal ball says Grade 1 for 3 games based on his already practicing. Sort of tough to tell without knowing date of injury/re-injury, which muscle was injured, severity of injury, and current leg strength.

 

[Wax Frog]

If it's the AFCCG or the SB then that is a different ball of wax.

Leave my balls alone

 

[FCB02062]

My guess is no Gronkowski, Butler, Hightower...

 

[Brewskies]

My guess is no Gronkowski, Butler, Hightower...

Good guess, I agree but wish not so.

 

[slash83]

What happened to butler, and which one?

 

[VrabelMayeWin]

What happened to butler, and which one?

Malcolm Butler has a tweaked ankle but, by all accounts, he's playing.

 

[farn]

Don't want to go very long w/o HT. That guy is gold.

 

[Betterthanmost]

I guess Hightower will miss his customary 4 games.

 

[Gronkowski123]

now hightower??? hope it isnt serious

sucks that gronk cant play.

 

[JMC00]

My guess is no Gronkowski, Butler, Hightower...

Butler said he was playing


Cornerback Malcolm Butler was confident today that he would play tomorrow against the Dolphins after being limited this week with an ankle injury.

“Most definitely, I’m OK,” Butler said.

It wasn’t clear when Butler suffered the injury because he never went down against the Cardinals. He hasn’t shown any signs of a limp in the locker room all week, either, so it’s viewed as a minor ailment.

When asked specifically if he would play tomorrow, Butler replied, “Yeah, good chance.”

Patriots notebook: No Dont’a Hightower won’t be a problem

 

[JMC00]

now hightower??? hope it isnt serious

Can't be that serious if he basically played the whole game against Arizona with the injury.

But it's dumb to have him playing with the injury in Week 2 and when you have 2 games in 4 days.

 

[willard]

Every game is important and division games are the most important, but it is nice for a player that may be somewhat banged up to skip this week then play next week because there is an extra 3 days to recover following the Thursday game. If we really have a deep team we should be cautious with injured players especially early. Seems is following the advice I sent in through the general contact.

 

[meatface]

Can't be that serious if he basically played the whole game against Arizona with the injury.

But it's dumb to have him playing with the injury in Week 2 and when you have 2 games in 4 days.

Agreed, it would probably be better if he didn't play at all this week

 

[NewFeep]

gronk his injured? no worries, we got bennett and harbor and derby

 

[captain stone]

I guess Hightower will miss his customary 4 games.

Yep; I would be very, Very, VERY careful about giving this guy a big-money, long-term extension.
There is already way too much tread on those tires (Saban is notorious for wearing-out his players).