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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; Rob Gronkowski will have a fourth surgery on his arm. (Jared Wickerham/Getty Images)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski will undergo a fourth arm surgery soon, NFL.com's Ian Rapoport reported on Thursday. Rapoport reported that the surgery is technically set for Monday, though it could happen even earlier.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;For more than a month, it's been considered likely that Gronkowski would have to undergo another procedure.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Last month, reports said that Gronkowski was battling an infection in an\u00A0area where a second metal plate was installed to help heal his broken forearm. Doctors would remove the plate and install a new one, but they would need to make sure the infection is gone.\u00A0Rapoport added that Gronkowski could need another surgery if the infection persists.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;As of now, the Patriots expect Gronkowski to be ready for training camp, but it depends on whether his infection has cleared up.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The 23-year-old Gronkowski missed five games near the end of last season after breaking his left forearm blocking during the final, meaningless extra point of a 59-24 Patriots win over the Indianapolis Colts. He re-injured the forearm during New England\u2019s 41-28 AFC Divisional Playoff victory over the Houston Texas and missed the rest of the Patriots\u2019 playoff run.\nIn 11 regular-season games last season, Gronkowski had 55 receptions for 790 yards and 11 touchdowns.&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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