Owner of the New England Patriots Robert Kraft is still not inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. He apparently finds that to be very annoying, especially when compared to individuals who were entered more recently.
According to a recent ESPN story on Kraft, Don Van Natta Jr. and Kraft’s supporters reacted negatively to Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones’ 2017 Hall of Fame induction. Because of the Patriots’ success and his contribution to the NFL’s expansion into a multibillion dollar company, Kraft believed he should have been inducted before Jones.
Following Jones’ induction, Kraft’s inner circle allegedly reacted with “anger and confusion,” pointing out that the Patriots had been far from perfect.
In reaction to the perceived slight, Kraft allegedly went so far as to privately criticise the Cowboys’ lack of on-field success.
“He gets into the NFC title game, even though he hasn’t attended in 20 years?” Kraft stated in private. “How does that operate?”
The unfriendliness between Kraft and Jones is hardly new. According to reports, the two got into a furious argument during an owners’ meeting two years ago, and Jones practically acknowledged it in the media.
Although Kraft has overseen six Super Bowl victories as the organization’s owner, the Spygate and Deflategate scandals have probably damaged his chances of being inducted into the Hall of Fame. Nor has a personal controversy off the pitch aided his cause.
