FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski had arthroscopic surgery Friday on the left ankle that hampered him in the Super Bowl, according to the Sports Business Journal.

The team declined to comment.

Gronkowski, who set an NFL season record for tight ends with 17 touchdown receptions, had just two catches for 26 yards in the 21-17 loss to the New York Giants in the Super Bowl in Indianapolis last Sunday. His recovery is expected to last 10 to 12 weeks and end before the Patriots begin organized team activities in the spring.

The All-Pro tight end, a second-round draft pick in 2010 out of Arizona, suffered a high-ankle sprain in the AFC Championship Game against the Baltimore Ravens, a 23-20 victory.

Gronkowski's injury and playing status became a major story during an otherwise slow Super Bowl week.

He was listed as questionable 48 hours before the game. He had worn a walking boot for a week before shedding it the Monday before the Super Bowl.

He said he had been making progress every day, but he participated in just one practice, on the Thursday before the game, and that was on a limited basis.

On the final play of the Super Bowl, Gronkowski was involved in a desperation pass by Tom Brady into the end zone. Tight end Aaron Hernandez and three Giants went up for the ball and it landed just out of the reach of a lunging Gronkowski.

"I felt like I was close," Gronkowski said. "But close isn't there."

Brady's sister engaged to Youkilis

Boston Red Sox third baseman Kevin Youkilis is engaged to marry one of the sisters of Brady, the Patriots quarterback, the Boston Herald reported.

Youkilis met Julie Brady, who is one of three Brady sisters, at a Patriots party after the team was knocked out of the 2010 playoffs.

She is a teacher with a 5-year-old daughter and has never been married, the newspaper said.

Notes

• San Francisco 49ers general manager Trent Baalke received a three-year extension through the 2016 season.

• Former UCLA coach Karl Dorrell joined the Houston Texans as quarterbacks coach.

• Green Bay Packers linebacker Erik Walden reached a deferred judgment agreement to resolve a disorderly conduct-domestic abuse charge without pleading guilty. Walden agreed to perform 50 hours of community service and continue counseling.

• Cincinnati Bengals linebacker Rey Maualuga was charged with assault stemming from a downtown Cincinnati bar incident.

• The Tennessee Titans agreed to terms with receiver Lavelle Hawkins.

• New Dolphins coach Joe Philbin finalized his staff, retaining eight members from Tony Sparano's old staff.

• New York Giants quarterbacks coach Mike Sullivan is leaving the Super Bowl champions to become the offensive coordinator for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.