Rob Gronkowski didn't miss out on the maiden voyage of Air Kraft 1.

According to Jeff Howe of the Boston Herald, the Patriots tight end made the trip to Tampa Bay leading up to their Thursday Night Football contest with the Buccaneers.

Gronkowski was a late addition to the team's injury report on Wednesday as he's dealing with a thigh injury and was listed as questionable for tomorrow. The fact that he made the trip is a promising sign that he'll at least try to give it a go in Week 5.

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Not only does Gronk want to help the Patriots go over .500 with a win over the Bucs, this season he has added motivation to make it on the field as his newly restructured contract could come into play with his playing time incentives.

Last week against Carolina, Gronk caught four of his five targets for 80 yards.

Kickoff between the Patriots and Bucs is set for 8:25 p.m. on Thursday with the inactives set to be released 90 minutes before then.

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