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Patriots TE Rob Gronkowski says frustration with OPI calls is inconsistency

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski, who was penalized for offensive pass interference in Sunday's loss to the Carolina Panthers in what coach Bill Belichick later said was a "tough call", said Tuesday that his biggest frustration is inconsistency in how that type of penalty is officiated.

"If the consistency was there 100 percent, then I'd be cool with whatever it is," Gronkowski said. "One week, we're told we can play, it really isn't going to be called, they can hold and you can slap off their hands.