Rob Gronkowski confirmed that he'll play for the New England Patriots in Week 1 at the Miami Dolphins.

Gronkowski, who underwent surgery on a torn right ACL on Jan. 9 and returned to full-team drills for the first time Aug. 18, did not play in the preseason.

Gronkowski has been one of the NFL's most productive tight ends whenever he's been on the field, but has had injury issues over the past few seasons.

"Super excited, super pumped. I feel mentally and physically ready, for sure. No doubt about it," Gronkowski said Monday. "My mentality now is I'm ready to go, I'm ready to be out there, I'm ready to hit, I'm ready to start going."