FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski, who missed last week's win over the Chicago Bears with a back injury, said he plans to travel with the team for Monday night's road game against the Buffalo Bills.
While Gronkowski stopped short of saying he would definitely play, he struck a confident tone when addressing reporters on Saturday.
"Obviously I feel better. I've been taking steps every single day forward," Gronkowski said. "Definitely at this time last week, we're way better [now]."
Gronkowski playfully deflected a different question on his back injury and if he thought last Saturday that he might have a chance to play against the Bears, imitating Bill Belichick by saying, "That was last Saturday.