Rob Gronkowski Having Back Surgery, Season Probably Over

Rob Gronkowski’s season could be over. Gronk will reportedly have back surgery tomorrow on a ruptured disc and his season is effectively over. Pro Football Talk says he’s out “indefinitely” which Vic Carucci of the Buffalo news says he’ll be out eight weeks which would be through the end of January. Gronkowski missed week 11 with a perforated lung. He returned in week 12, but left the game after hurting his back.

More on Gronk from #NFL sources: Suffered a ruptured disk vs. #Seahawks, surgery in L.A. Expected to be out eight weeks.
— Vic Carucci (@viccarucci) December 1, 2016

Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski has a herniated disc in his back, per source. Surgery on Friday.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) December 1, 2016

Bad news for Gronk: Back injury ended up being worse than originally believed. He will have surgery tomorrow, per source.
— ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) December 1, 2016