The New England Patriots' tight end recently underwent an MRI on his back to check on a disc issue he had dating back to last season, a person informed of Gronkowski's medical status told USA TODAY Sports.
The person said the hope is, if surgery on his back is required, Gronkowski will be back within the same time frame as his recovery from the arm injury,
Patriots TE Rob Gronkowski could require back surgery
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he's off my fantasy football team
Good luck with your one armed bad back super tight end Pat fans.

