FILE - In this June 17, 2014, file photo, New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski runs during an NFL football minicamp in Foxborough, Mass. Gronkowski has been cleared to practice less than eight months after suffering a season-ending knee injury. The star tight end is expected to be on the field on Thursday, July 24, 2014, for the Patriots first public practice of training camp. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)