Bryan Stork Injury: Updates on Patriots Center's Knee and Return

Bryan Stork injured his knee against Baltimore and did not return. The Patriots center missed the AFC Championship Game, but =returned to practice as the team prepared for its matchup vs. Seattle and is active for the game.

Continue for updates.

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Stork Active For Super Bowl

Sunday, Feb. 1

Stork is officially active for the Super Bowl, via Doug Kyed of NESN:

On Saturday, Jan. 31, Stork was upgraded to probable for Sunday, the Patriots announced.

Shalise Manza Young of The Boston Globe previously reported that Stork is likely to play in the Super Bowl:

On Jan. 22, Erik Frenz of Bleacher Report confirmed that Stork was dressed for practice as the Patriots prepared for the Super Bowl.

Mark Daniels of The Providence Journal provided this picture of Stork on the field along with a few observations:

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Stork Ruled Out vs. Colts

Friday, Jan. 16

Michael Whitmer of The Boston Globe has the latest on Stork:

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Stork Not At Practice Again

Thursday, Jan. 15

Mike Reiss of ESPNBoston.com confirmed Bryan Stork was absent from Patriots practice again:

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Stork Leaves Ravens Game, Does Not Return

Saturday, Jan. 10

New England Patriots center Bryan Stork exited Saturday's divisional-round game against the Baltimore Ravens with a knee injury.

The Patriots announced in the second half that Stork would be unable to return:

Tom Brady's often found himself under pressure throughout the game, and in turn, the Patriots offense has struggled to find a groove. NFL.com's Albert Breer doesn't envision things getting much better without the team's starting center:

New England moved Ryan Wendell to center and brought in Josh Kline to play at right guard to compensate for Stork's injury:

One of the Patriots' greatest strengths this season has been pass protection. Football Outsiders ranked them second in the league in terms of pass blocking.

Take Stork out of the equation and a normally consistent unit becomes a bit of an issue. The timing of the injury couldn't be worse with New England deep in the postseason.