Rob Gronkowski was ruled out for Sunday’s AFC championship game with a concussion.
The New England Patriots tight end was hit in the head by Jacksonville Jaguars safety Barry Church with under two minutes to go before halftime on Sunday.
That hit on Gronk though! #NFL pic.twitter.com/3Dt2HsVTx8
— Blitzburgh (@Steel_Curtain4) January 21, 2018
Gronk immediately headed to the locker room for testing. He was initially termed questionable to return but was later said to be out for the game after it was determined he had a concussion.
Church was penalized 15 yards on the play, but that was minor compared to the loss of Gronk for the game.
Gronkowski had one catch for 21 yards before suffering the concussion.
Interestingly, Seattle cornerback Richard Sherman actually defended Church for the hit, saying there was nowhere else for him to go.
