Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski, who was listed on Wednesday's injury report as a Did Not Participate, didn't practice Thursday.
Gronkowski is still nursing an ankle injury he acquired in the Patriots' AFC Championship victory over the Ravens Sunday.
New England is playing it safe with Gronk, as he's way too important to the offense to bother risking further injury by rushing him back, especially since the Patriots don't line up in the Super Bowl against the Giants for a week and a half.
Thursday, Patriots coach Bill Belichick told reporters that Gronkowski's progress was "good," but he didn't elaborate. Fortunately, no one expected him to.
"I'm not going to try to forecast where things will be 10 days from now," Belichick told reporters Thursday. "Just take it day-by-day."
