Aaron Hernandez could miss six weeks

Source with knowledge says Pats tight end Aaron Hernandez could miss up to six weeks with ankle injury.

— ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) September 16, 2012

This is I guess pretty expected and if true it likely means that Hernandez has a high ankle sprain. It could take him six weeks to get back, and even when he does he won't be the same for awhile.

This is a devastating injury to a team that had built its offense around having both Hernandez and Gronk on the field (both played every snap in Week 1).

Thankfully, the Patriots do have some insurance with Daniel Fells on the roster and Vistanthe Shiancoe set to return around Week 6 of the season.

If Hernandez does miss six weeks he will be unavailable for some tough games for the Patriots, including next week at Baltimore, vs Peyton Manning and the Broncos and also at home against the Jets.