New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft, while in Las Vegas, addressed critiques of the team's spending practices, emphasizing that the coaching staff has had unrestricted financial support over the past 30 years. Kraft stated that if cash spending became an issue, he would sell the team. He also refuted claims of being resistant to spending, as reported by PhilAPerry, and assured fans that the Patriots' front office is authorized to spend significantly this offseason. Kraft promised, ‘Spending will never be held back’ when signing players, though he did not comment on spending related to coaches.
Over the last 10 years, the Patriots haven't spent much relative to other teams. On Thursday, owner Robert Kraft defended that approach -- and made it clear that he wasn't the one who made those decisions. https://t.co/pN9v71aFmT
Over the last 10 years, the Patriots haven't spent much relative to other teams. Robert Kraft defended that approach -- and made it clear that he wasn't the one who made those decisions. https://t.co/pN9v71aFmT
Robert Kraft yet again defends himself on player spending. “I can assure our fans that spending will never be held back or the reason that we don’t sign players.” He doesn’t mention spending on coaches, however. https://t.co/1eLJPe7xC4
Robert Kraft will put no limit on how much the Patriots can spend in the offseason https://t.co/zqgucGBUIt
Robert Kraft pushes against narrative of Patriots’ tight spending habits https://t.co/jLXlfpSKme
Patriots owner Robert Kraft outlines team’s offseason plans: ‘Spending will never be held back’ ⤵️ https://t.co/O7yQjWfvWL
"Let me just say, for our fans, that’s just not true." Robert Kraft pushed back on the notion he was resistant to spending in recent years, and promised his front office has his permission to spend big this offseason. @PhilAPerry https://t.co/Gdo8doPwjH
Robert Kraft addressed spending critiques today in LV “We never held back with any of the coaches we’ve had over the last 30 years. They’ve been able to get whatever they want. If cash spending became an issue for our family, and we couldn’t do it, then I would sell the team.”