The New England Patriots announced tight end Rob Gronkowski will not play Sunday's game against the Green Bay Packers because of a back injury.
Gronkowski has a lengthy injury history in his nine-year career. After playing in every game in each of his first two seasons, he has missed at least one game in each of the past six seasons because of a wide range of ailments. From a torn ACL and MCL to back issues to arm injuries to concussions, he has routinely found himself on the injury report in recent seasons.