On Wednesday the Patriots confirmed Rob Gronkowski suffered a concussion in the AFC Championship.
Gronkowski was forced to leave the game late in the second quarter after taking a helmet-to-helmet hit by Jaguars safety Barry Church. Gronkowski is in concussion protocol, and if the Patriots had practiced Wednesday, the tight end would not have participated.
This season Gronkowski had 69 catches for 1,084 yards and eight touchdowns playing in 14 games. Gronkowski missed New England's Thursday night game against the Buccaneers in Week Five with a thigh contusion and the team's Week 14 Monday night matchup with the Dolphins after being suspended one game for hitting Bills cornerback Tre'Davious White in the helmet while he was on the ground.