Per source, Patriots TE Rob Gronkowski will need back surgery. Tentatively set for mid-June. He’ll likely miss at least part of camp.
— Albert Breer (@AlbertBreer) May 29, 2013
Seems pretty likely we won’t be seeing Gronk in early September, which will certainly make things interesting against the Bills and Jets. We’re looking at a starting Patriots offensive weapon cast of Hernandez, Amendola, Ballard, TBD (Dobson?) and Ridley.