Patriots injuries: Tom Brady misses practice, Rob Gronkowski limited

When the New England Patriots take the field against the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday, they must win if they want to keep their hopes of a first round bye in the playoffs alive. As usual, the Patriots injury report was lengthy, including their offensive leader, Tom Brady, sitting out of practice with an injury in his throwing shoulder. Linebacker Mike Rivera also sat out with an ankle injury.

Tight end Rob Gronkowski was limited in practice as he recovers from a broken arm. It's not known whether he'll be healthy enough to play against the Jaguars. Tight end Aaron Hernandez was also limited with an ankle injury while wide receiver Wes Welker took it easy with an ankle injury as well.

Defensively, cornerback Aqib Talib was limited with a hip injury. Linebacker Brandon Spikes was dealing with a knee and ankle injury and was limited in Wednesday's practice.

Here's the complete Patriots injury report with all 18 players listed from the Patriots website.

Did Not Participate
Player	Position	Injury
Tom Brady	QB	Right Shoulder
Mike Rivera	LB	Ankle
Limited Participation
Player	Position	Injury
Patrick Chung	S	Shoulder / Hamstring
Dan Connolly	G	Back
Alfonzo Dennard	CB	Hamstring / Knee
Rob Gronkowski	TE	Forearm / Hip
Aaron Hernandez	TE	Ankle
Dont'a Hightower	LB	Hamstring / Shoulder
Chandler Jones	DE	Ankle
Kyle Love	DT	Knee
Brandon Lloyd	WR	Knee
Logan Mankins	G	Ankle / Calf
Jerod Mayo	LB	Elbow
Nick McDonald	OL	Shoulder
Nate Solder	OT	Abdomen
Brandon Spikes	LB	Knee / Ankle
Aqib Talib	CB	Hip
Sebastian Vollmer	OT	Back/Knee
Wes Welker	WR	Ankle
Tracy White	LB	Elbow