FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Tight end Rob Gronkowski will miss the New England Patriots opener against the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday night because of a hamstring injury.The team confirmed Friday night that Gronkowski had been downgraded from questionable to out for the game. Also missing the game will be offensive linemen Jonathan Cooper and Nate Solder -- and suspended quarterback Tom Brady.The Providence Journal first reported that the players did not travel with the team to Phoenix. The team declined to comment about whether the players made the trip.Gronkowski has had limited participation in practice this week with the injury he sustained during a joint training camp practice with the Chicago Bears on Aug. 15. He didnt play in any of New Englands preseason games.Gronkowski said during the week that he wanted to play but would leave it up to the coaches and doctors. He said he was not 100 percent.Not since that one time when we were practicing with the Bears, he said on Thursday.The Patriots were already trying to plug gaps on the offensive line after allowing 38 sacks in 2015, but Solder had been a steady presence over the past six years. Cooper came to New England in a trade for linebacker Chandler Jones, but he suffered a foot injury early in camp.The Patriots released center Bryan Stork and placed right tackle Sebastian Vollmer on the physically unable to perform list at the end of camp. David Andrews, in his second year, is expected to start at center, and Marcus Cannon (eight starts in 2015) moved into the starting lineup at tackle.Cooper has been dealing with a foot issue. Left guard Shaq Mason has a hand injury.Wholesale Clippers Jerseys . - Blake Griffin had 30 points and 12 rebounds, J. Clippers Jerseys 2020 . In the lead up - which seemed to begin the moment Mike Geiger blew the whistle in Houston last Thursday night - the Impact rumour mill went into overdrive. The speculation went into meltdown mode, of the golden nugget variety. https://www.cheapclippersonline.com/ . Speaking to the Chicago Tribune at baseballs Winter Meetings in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, Boras called the former home of the Expos a "tremendous environment" for baseball. Los Angeles Clippers Shirts . Houston won 3-0 to advance to face New York in the Eastern Conference semifinals. Last in the game, Di Vaio and Romero got into a shoving match with several Houston players. Romero appeared to elbow and kick Houston defender Kofi Sarkodie. Los Angeles Clippers Pro Shop . Deulofeu injured a muscle in his right leg in Evertons 4-1 win over Fulham in the English Premier League on Saturday. Barcelona says that its team doctors will "co-ordinate" with Evertons medical staff as Deulofeu recovers.Ryen Russillo and Jay Williams will welcome ESPN NBA analyst Antonio Davis (7:30 a.m. ET), ESPNs Brett Okamoto (8:30), Priority Sports & Entertainments Mark Bartelstein (9:05) and Grizzlies G Vince Carter (9:30) to the show on Friday.Get in touch with Mike & Mike by emailing (mikeandmike@espnraadio.ddddddddddddcom) or tweeting (@MikeAndMike) the guys -- we will be with you from 6-10 a.m. ET. Follow all of the action on ESPN2, ESPN Radio and ESPNRadio.com. ' ' '