Gronk’s “Lung Is All Healed Up”
October 6th, 2021
Great news coming out of One Buc Palace.
Bucco Bruce Arians was on the SiriusXM NFL Radio tonight talking about battered tight end Rob Gronkowski, who missed Sunday’s clash in New England with a punctured lung and broken ribs.
It sure sounds like Gronk is almost at a point where he can play again.
“The lung is all healed up,” Arians said, noting that a CAT scan and other testing detected the injuries following quick locker room X-Rays in Los Angeles.
On whether Gronk can play on Sunday against Miami, Arians said Gronk is “day-to-day” and the team has “fingers crossed” on Gronk being available soon.
Joe would prefer the Bucs stay patient with Gronk. They’ll need him as healthy as possible as the season wears on.
Also, if the Bucs can’t beat floundering Miami in Tampa without Gronk, then they’ve got serious problems.
October 6th, 2021 at 10:15 pm
Let him rest until he’s 100%.
October 6th, 2021 at 10:20 pm
Agreed, we don’t need him for Miami. However with Philly and Chicago he will be needed.
October 6th, 2021 at 10:39 pm
If he’s healthy, play him. They don’t have time to lose against Miami. The backup TEs were a wreck against NE.
October 6th, 2021 at 10:45 pm
Please rest him for at least 2 more weeks.
October 6th, 2021 at 11:24 pm
I’m not a doctor, but this seems like something that won’t get worse just from playing, so I say let him come back if he’s ready. It’s pretty obvious he’s integral to our success at this point. I see a lot of people that think we don’t need him to beat Miami, but this is still the Bucs we are talking about. And we would feel pretty darn foolish if we ended up losing an “easy” game because we went overly cautious with Gronk.
October 6th, 2021 at 11:42 pm
Why wasn’t he wearing rib protection? As tall and lanky as he is of course they are going to drill him in the ribs. Why was Carton Davis in on punt return team. The Bucs need to step it up a bit on player safety.
October 6th, 2021 at 11:45 pm
Pretty sure 20 played special teams most of his career.
October 6th, 2021 at 11:47 pm
That’s great news if he’s back that quickly, it sounded like he’d be out a minimum of 3-4 weeks. But I agree, give him an extra week off. Plus the game after that is in Philadelphia next Thursday night. Maybe it’s possible to rest him for both — although that Eagles game might be a tough W.
October 6th, 2021 at 11:48 pm
Davis was going to get injured whether he was on the punt team or in coverage, I do think we will be just fine without gronk against Miami rather they rest him
October 6th, 2021 at 11:52 pm
Don’t know how severe the ribs are. Says “week-to-week“, so that “might be” game 7 or 8 if he’s 90 percent. I prefer week 8 return going into the bye. We need him primed second half the season.
October 6th, 2021 at 11:53 pm
Agree. Wait another game or 2.
October 6th, 2021 at 11:55 pm
Yes, Mike C, Ronde did. Even had an hilarious 23 yd punt return for TD
October 7th, 2021 at 12:31 am
Sit’em!
October 7th, 2021 at 12:36 am
I have had broken ribs twice in the last yr and a half. Takes a month to be that kind of ready. I was working in less than three but I wasn’t being hit by Defensive linemen.
October 7th, 2021 at 4:33 am
Did anyone pick up Tanner Hudson?
October 7th, 2021 at 5:02 am
They were expecting a fake punt and most of the starting defense was on the field. Not just Carlton.
October 7th, 2021 at 5:22 am
Davis didn’t even get it, he pulled up running, this is a conditioning problem.
October 7th, 2021 at 5:42 am
Carlton’s had a ton of injuries since he was drafted, BUT … he’s never been on IR & has only been listed as ‘OUT’ twice. He’s toughed it through a bunch of different injuries though (Groin, Back, Knee, Hip, Ankle, Abdomen, Hamstring).. Still, he’s only missed 7 games in almost 3.5 years (not bad for the beating that he’s taken in playing over 3,000 defensive snaps). Carlton’s a warrior IMO.
October 7th, 2021 at 8:19 am
Gronk is no spring chicken. BA know it better than anyone. He’ll rest him this Sunday. Why not? Let Howard and Brate take his snaps.
October 7th, 2021 at 8:34 am
It’s must we rest from Gronk this and next week. Simple reason is we actually do have other TE’s that can play. This week we should really hone in on our running game. You can believe with all your heart Brian Flores will try and use the same game plan as the Patriots. Dolphins run defense is not as good as New England’s but there pass D is. Run the ball and play more 12 personnel
October 7th, 2021 at 8:35 am
We get rest from Gronk
October 7th, 2021 at 8:44 am
Yay Gronky! Keep healing.
October 7th, 2021 at 10:33 am
Sit out Gronky for couple more weeks. OJ and Brate can hopefully handle the TE job against Fins. BUt Gronk still needs to participate in drills in practice as long as no hitting him is involve. JMHO
October 7th, 2021 at 3:23 pm
The health status reports about Gronk’s health are so contradictory I don’t believe anything presented. I do not see how a person with a broken rib, multiple cracked ribs and a punctured lung can heal that fast. I do not see how it is safe for Gronk to play. THE TEAM JUST LOST CREDIBILITY 👎
October 7th, 2021 at 5:37 pm
Anybody who has ever had a broken rib (much less 4) knows that it takes substantially longer than 2 weeks to be able to do much of anything that requires movement without sharp pain – much less play in an NFL football game.
Gronk is not likely to play again until Halloween in New Orleans which would be 5 weeks since the injury. Possibly a week earlier (10/24 vs da Bears) if he’s a fast healer – but either way, Gronk will be playing through some pain for at least the first couple/few weeks whenever he does come back.
Nasty shot he took – and I’m surprised to hear he doesn’t usually wear some type of light padding over those ribs. He will be next time he takes the field – guaranteed….