Fantasy Football: Gronk Will Play Tonight.

According to CBS Sports, Rob Gronkowski will be active for the Patriots Sunday Night Football matchup against the Houston Texans.

How many snaps will Gronk play?  That remains unclear.

From a Fantasy Football perspective, #87 should be plugged into the starting lineup of every team that has him on their roster.  Teams that picked up Gronk's replacement, Scott Chandler, should start him with caution.  Gronk will most likely be eating up those goal line scoring plays.  Chandler is also saddled with a sore knee, which would further limit his availability.

The fact that Gronk is making his return prior to the NFL playoffs is great news for teams that who were hoping to cash in on his production for Fantasy Football playoffs which begins as early as this wee in some 12 teams leagues.