Patriots TE Gronkowski: 'My ankle was fine'

Feb 6, 2012

New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski mustered only two catches for 26 yards in Super Bowl XLVI, but refused to use his ailing ankle as an excuse.

“I was fine, my ankle was fine,” Gronkowski told the Boston Herald after the Giants posted a 21-17 victory.

“I was 100 percent out there. I did everything they asked me to do.”

The 22-year-old Gronkowski was plagued by a high ankle sprain, which he suffered during the team's AFC Championship Game victory over the Baltimore Ravens.

Gronkowski had a monster season, setting league records for tight ends for touchdowns (17) and receiving yards (1,327).