NFL: Rob Gronkowski facing surgery but Tom Brady better than ever

There is differing news coming out of the New England Patriots during their off-season, with Tom Brady declaring himself better than ever, but tight end Rob Gronkowski set to undergo a fourth arm operation.

"And to me, the off-season is crucial. If you make a throw within four feet, that's not going to be good enough. You have to make the throw within four inches of your target. That's good enough. "And that's why the mechanics you adjust and learn in the off-season are important. You're going to keep them during the season." Brady seems fully zoned in already even in May, but he'll be desperate to have Gronkowski there catching these perfectly thrown passes if the Pats have designs on yet another Super Bowl appearance - and in New York of all places.