"He left the game with an arm injury," Patriots spokesman Stacey James said a few hours after the game. "There was no update to that."
Gronkowski, 23, had seven catches for 137 yards on Sunday, including touchdowns of four and 24 yards in the game. He was reportedly injured while blocking for an extra point on New England's eighth touchdown.
The happy-go-lucky Gronkowski had 10 touchdown catches as a rookie and then set an NFL record for tight ends with 17 touchdowns last year, when he caught 90 passes for 1,327 yards. But he sprained his left ankle in the AFC title game and was a nonfactor in the Super Bowl, which New England lost 21-17 to the New York Giants.
The Patriots had been without Aaron Hernandez, their other first-string tight end, for the last three games — and a total of six this season — after he sprained his right ankle in Week 2.
Gronkowski never miss a game due to injury. He has recently been included in the injury report and a hip injury, but played pain. He also played an ankle injury in last year's super bowl, request surgery after the season.
