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For the second straight year Eric Rowe Jersey , the Patriots gave tight end Rob Gronkowski a contractual adjustment that hinges exclusively on playing and producing. Which means that, if he can’t play and/or produce, he won’t make the money.The news that Gronk didn’t fly with his teammates to Chicago and could miss Sunday’s game against the Bears due to ankle and/or back injury will impact his earnings, in two ways. First, he won’t earn this week’s $62,500 installment toward a $1 million roster bonus premised on being on the active roster for every game. Second Womens Shaq Mason Jersey , he’ll have a harder time reaching the thresholds for his $3.3 million incentive package.He can make the $3.3 million by hitting any three of these four performance triggers:80 percent playing time; 70 catches; 1,085 receiving yards; and/or nine touchdowns.Gronkowski currently is on pace for just under 70 catches and just under 1,085 receiving yards. He has only one touchdown through six games.To fall below 80-percent playing time, Gronkowski would have to miss several games. But if he just misses one or two games he may hit only the playing-time incentive, making $1.1 million but leaving $2.2 million on the table.It’s unclear how Gronkowsk was injured; late in Sunday’s 43-40 win over the Chiefs, Gronkowski made a game-deciding catch to put the Patriots in chip-shot field goal range. The New England Patriots’ loss against the Tennessee Titans did not just see the team outplayed in all three phases http://www.patriotslockerroom.com/authentic-malcom-brown-jersey , but also lose some important pieces to injury: starting left tackle Trent Brown left the game because of a back issue, tight end Dwayne Allen hurt his knee, and Julian Edelman exited due to of an ankle injury suffered on an unsuccessful fourth down attempt in the fourth quarter.While there are no news on Allen just yet, Edelman’s injury is reportedly not considered to be a serious one. Now, there are also good news coming out regarding Brown (via NFL Network’s Mike Giardi):As Giardi notes, Brown was dealing with multiple issues on Sunday against the Tennessee Titans: he left the game in the second quarter because of illness-related issues Drew Bledsoe Jersey , and again in the third because of a back injury. He did not return after his second exit. The first-year Patriot, who is in the middle of an outstanding season as Tom Brady’s blindside protector, was therefore limited to just over half of the offensive snaps on the day.Brown being fine is good news for both the Patriots and himself. With the bye week coming up, New England’s starter at left tackle now gets some added rest to get fully healthy again after he missed two practices last week because of an illness. Because of that Brown can further position himself as a hot commodity with unrestricted free agency on the horizon