Gronkowski misses Patriots practice, Brady limited as Super Bowl looms

Tom Brady Patriots

Tom Brady Patriots

Next week's Super Bowl had two branches of the Federal Reserve on Friday taking pot shots at each other over the big game. His presence on the field will be a huge boost for the Patriots offense as he will figure to be Tom Brady's primary target in the passing game. Let's get better today, and we'll worry about that when we get to the game. With the extra week off before the Super Bowl against the Philadelphia Eagles, however, there is still time.

These NFC underdogs are looking to win their first Super Bowl championship. Wentz watched from the sideline as his former backup, Nick Foles, went through individual drills and whipped passes to receivers.

BC-FBN-Patriots-Injury Report, 158Brady returns to full practice, Gronk not ready yetEds: APNewsNow. At the age of 40, Brady is still looking young with many more playing years in him, as he has stated repeatedly.

When asked about Gronkowski's status Wednesday, coach Bill Belichick would not detail the extent of his tight end's injury.

Per usual, New England ranked atop the AFC in seeding and in multiple statistical categories; with the Brady-Belichick duo, they can obviously continue to dominate.

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Philadelphia Eagles coach Doug Pederson cautioned his players to focus on the team in front of them, and not the one that is a part of history.

Foles has the team on his back, supporting and motivating him on a daily basis, which is giving him a winning mentality like never before.

Late on February 4, one team will be pronounced as national champions of the world. It didn't take long for the consensus line to drop down to 5.5 behind some early Eagles money.

While betting percentages remain relatively even for Super Bowl 52, enough early Eagles money has shown up to push the line down to Patriots -5 at a handful of offshore sportsbooks, including Bookmaker.eu, 5Dimes and BetOnline.

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