Rob Gronkowski Releases Major Statement On Josh Gordon’s Departure From Patriots

Josh Gordon left his spot on the Patriots’ active roster, and the team has already found a nice replacement.

Josh Gordon leads the New England Patriots with 720 receiving yards in 11 games. He has 40 receptions that rank fourth on the team, and Gordon’s three receiving touchdowns rank third.

With Josh Gordon gone, Rob Gronkowski knows that he along with rest of the Patriots offense must take it up a notch. On Thursday, the receiver announced that he was walking away from the game to focus on his mental health issues. Hours later it was revealed that the NFL has suspended him indefinitely for violating the league’s substance abuse policy. While Gordon must do everything in his power to get himself right, the Patriots are now down their most productive receiver.

While reacting to the news of Josh Gordon’s departure from the team on Friday, Gronk noted that he must step up over the next two weeks and into the playoffs. 

“You’ve got to,” Gronk said, via WEEI.com. “Coming down to crunch time, end of the year, we’ve got to pick it up, including myself. We’ve got to go out there and make plays. … I feel like the offense really doesn’t need to change. I feel like players like myself just need to step up and start making plays.”

“We’ve just got to come out and play together — play how we know we can play,” he continued. “Everyone doing their roles, everyone doing what they need to do to help spark the offense, to help keep the drives going, to help pick up a third down on a drive, to make a touchdown in the red area. Everyone’s got to pick it up, including myself, and play hard.”

“He was a great teammate to have, a great guy to have around in the locker room,” he said. “We’re definitely going to miss him. I wish him nothing but the best. All other matters, you’ll have to directly talk to him, but he was a great teammate to have around.”




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