FOXBORO — Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski is never short on energy, and he added an infusion Sunday morning as the team worked out through the raindrops in Foxboro.
Gronk was exuberant in his celebrations with his offensive teammates as the Pats practiced in pads and the offense squared off against the defense in team drills.
"It’s great to go out there, have some fun, obviously you’ve got to grind, but you want to go out there, have some celebrations too when you make plays," said Gronkowski. "The defense celebrates when they make plays, so as a group it’s a lot of fun. You want to have some fun out there. The crowd was getting into it, so it was a fun day out there in team."
Gronk's exuberance is par for the course, but in the competitive landscape of Training Camp, he was asked if there's reason to tone it down so it's not deemed disrespectful by his defensive teammates.
"No, I mean, we’re all here for the fun of it, for the grind," said Gronkowski. "We understand they make a play, you know, you see them celebrating and it’s part of the competition. If you don’t want them celebrating, make a play and stop them. If they don’t want us to celebrate, they’ve got to stop us, so it goes both ways and that’s what’s cool about it."
Wide receiver Chris Hogan left Sunday's practice early with an apparent shoulder injury. He did not return to the field.