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New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski had arthroscopic surgery on his left ankle Friday. The injury hampered Gronkowski in the Super Bowl, when he had just two catches for 26 yards in the 21-17 loss to the New York Giants in Indianapolis.

His recovery schedule will last 10-12 weeks. The surgery was first reported by the Sports Business Journal.

Tom Brady #12 of the New England Patriots chats with his wife Gisele Bundchen after losing to the New York Giants by a score of 21-17 in Super Bowl XLVI Photographer: Rob Carr/Getty Images Sport Copyright Getty Images FOXBOROUGH, Mass.

New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick, left, turns away after greeting New York Giants head coach Tom Coughlin after the NFL Super Bowl XLVI football game, Sunday, Feb.

Eli Manning produces yet another ice-cool performance in the fourth quarter as the New York Giants come from behind to beat the New England Patriots.

It has been one of those years, right? Peyton Manning gets hurt, the Indianapolis Colts go in the tank, we get a month's worth of Curtis Painter at quarterback, the team goes deeper in the tank, most of the staff gets fired, the New England Patriots reach the Indy Super Bowl and actually practice at the Colts' West 56th Street facility.

Earlier this season, on Nov. 6, the Giants won at New England, 24-20 . Remarkably, the game was scoreless at halftime.

Tom Brady scores on a quarterback sneak in the fourth quarter to help lift the New England Patriots over the Baltimore Ravens in the AFC Championship game Sunday 23-20 Brady's 1-yard leap on a quarterback sneak with just under 11 1/2 minutes to play accounted for the winning touchdown as the New England Patriots outlasted the visiting Baltimore ...

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New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady looks on during practice at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass., Friday, Jan.