Rob Gronkowski returns to limited practice Thursday

Patriots TE Rob Gronkowski (ankle) returned to a limited practice on Thursday.  He reportedly participated in the 2nd half of a 2-hour session.  “He did some things. He didn’t do everything,” HC Bill Belichick said. “We’ll see how he is tomorrow. I think that will be the big key – how he responds to this today... whether that set him back, whether it didn’t and whether he’s able to continue to progress on a daily basis. But it was a good test for him, too, at least. At least he was out here and did some things to see how it feels. We’ll see how it goes.”  We'll have another update Friday afternoon, but the story remains the same: Gronk is fully expected to play in the Super Bowl but won't be at 100%.