Patriot owner Robert Kraft attends Super Bowl LIX with Trump, Tom Brady calls the game
New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft is at Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans, and his old friend, President Donald, is Trump will be there Too much.
Craft gave him the idea that Trump will be his first seat The president attending A big game in an interview with Fox News Digital.
“When the US president comes as a guest, it shows that the NFL and the Super Bowl can be important,” Kraft said.
In an interview about the “Breakfast Club” in October, Craft said he had previously donated to Trump. The owner, who has an estimated net worth of $11.8 billion, said he first met Trump in the 1990s.
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“Donald Trump became a sociable friend in the early ’90s when I went to Florida. And when my wife passed away 13 years ago, he reached out to me for four or five. It was one of them. That’s good,” Kraft said.
“The only donation I gave to him was when he was elected he called me and I made a strong donation to his inauguration. I couldn’t believe it. US.”
However, the owner said he distanced himself from Trump. Events on January 6th2021.
“I’m going to say this,” Kraft said. “I was very upset about what happened on January 6th. I haven’t spoken to (Trump) ever since.”
The Patriots went to other lengths to distance themselves as a franchise from the former president.
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Former New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady responded to Gillette Stadium on September 10, 2023 in Foxborough, Massachusetts, when Patriots President Jonathan Kraft and Patriot Robert Kraft responded to the Gillette Stadium. We will talk at the halftime ceremony. (Adam Glanzman/Getty Images)
In May 2021, Team and Kraft allegedly attempted to pay US Senators to stop investigating a fraud scandal involving him and Trump in the team, according to an ESPN report. I denied it.
The report alleges that Trump met with Senator Ahlen Spector in 2008 and offered him “money in Palm Beach” if he stopped investigating the Spygate scandal.
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Trump had not started his political career at the time and was well known as the “apprentice” star. ESPN says Trump was acting on behalf of Craft.
“Kraft is not aware of Trump’s involvement in the topic. He had no other involvement with Spectre or his staff,” a team spokesman told ESPN.
Trump and Kraft’s mutual friends are also in the Super Bowl, but for work-related reasons.
Tom Brady will air his first Super Bowl as a colour commentator for the Fox game broadcast, closing out the former quarterback’s first season at the booth.
Former New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, right, Patriots Robert Craft, Robert Craft, Center, Patriots President Jonathan Craft, watched during the halftime ritual, Philadelphia Foxborough, Massachusetts, September 10, 2023 to honor Brady in a match between the Eagles and the Patriots. (AP Photo/Mark Stockwell)
In an interview with Fox News Digital, Craft praised Brady for his broadcasting skills.
“The way he presented the nuances of the game, what fans never see is really special and unique, and I think Fox is great to attract him,” Kraft said.
Brady received praise for his broadcast at the key moment in Commander Washington’s NFC Divisional Round victory over the Detroit Lions on January 18th.
The commander rose three points and played under 14:30. They decided to go to it on the 4th and 2am from the Lions’ 5-yard line. Stop for Lion And they would have regained the ball in time enough time to tie the game or take the lead.
Brady realizes something is wrong about the Lions’ defense when the commander smashed their flock.
New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft before his AFC Wildcard playoff game against the Buffalo Bills at Highmark Stadium. (Rich Burns/USA Today Sports)
“We need a 12, a timeout, a timeout on the field,” Brady said. “Timeout! Timeout! No. No. Ah, what are they doing?”
The Lions were punished for having 12 men on the field. The penalty gave the commander a new set of Downs. The commander, running through Brian Robinson Jr., discovered the end zone twice later, raising Washington to 38-28. The commander won Game 45-28.
Brady received praise on social media for pointing out the lion’s illegal defense.
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