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Report: Gronkowski breaks his forearm

FOXBOROUGH -- Affable tight end Rob Gronkowski can at times seem invincible, lugging around defensive backs as easily as he catches touchdown passes.

On Sunday though, that aura of invincibility was tainted after he left the field with less than four minutes left in the Patriots’ 59-24 win over the Indianapolis Colts. Gronkowski broke his arm, NFL sources confirmed to the Globe’s Shalise Manza Young. The sources were unsure of his timetable for recovery.

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Why was he even in the game at that point? And for what? Blocking on an extra point attempt?