We have a Gronk sighting. was limited in practice for the on Thursday. Gronk alert! Gronk is back at practice. I repeat, Gronk is back at practice! Looks like he has a brace on his knee. Darrick Forrest Jersey Mark Daniels (@MarkDanielsPJ) The tight end mi sed practice Wednesday after sitting out last week's game versus the with a knee injury. Gronk mi sed four total practices after suffering the injury in a Week 12 lo s to the . Thursday's return is a positive sign that 's most important receiving target could be back in the lineup against the .In Week 12, the Pats used Gronk and in a tight-end heavy packages. Last week, New England was forced to use more three-receiver sets sans Gronkowski and struggled. The have lost two consecutive games for just the seventh time since Brady became the starter in 2001. New England's last three-game losing streak came Weeks 4-8, 2002 (four straight -- the only three-plus game losing streak of the Brady era). Getting Gronk back on the field will be a huge boon to Pats avoiding a three-game skid. Practicing Thursday is the first step. Kyle Allen Jersey