{"id":9566,"date":"2016-12-03T17:56:16","date_gmt":"2016-12-03T22:56:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/?p=9566"},"modified":"2016-12-03T17:57:39","modified_gmt":"2016-12-03T22:57:39","slug":"gronkowskis-season-comes-end-officially-placed-ir","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/2016\/12\/03\/gronkowskis-season-comes-end-officially-placed-ir\/","title":{"rendered":"Gronkowski’s Season Comes to an End, Officially Placed on IR"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rob Gronkowski’s injury against the Jets and subsequent report of back surgery<\/strong><\/a> left many people wondering what the future might have held for the veteran tight end in terms of a possible heroic return in January (or February), but it appears we now know the answer.<\/p>\n

ESPN’s Field Yates reported on Saturday that the team is placing Gronkowski on injured reserve<\/strong><\/a>, which will end any chance he might have had to return in the postseason.<\/p>\n

Gronkowski posted a picture on Instagram this afternoon as he walked through the hall at the hospital with a walker, and seemed pretty upbeat as he begins his rehab.<\/p>\n

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