Robert Kraft: Current Patriots Team Reminds Him Of Super Bowl XXXVI Champs
Patriots owner Robert Kraft sat down with WBZ-TV's Dan Roche for Patriots GameDay ahead of Sunday's Super Bowl LI.
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Patriots owner Robert Kraft sat down with WBZ-TV's Dan Roche for Patriots GameDay ahead of Sunday's Super Bowl LI.
Tom Brady, Bill Belichick and the Patriots franchise have the chance to enhance their case as the greatest. Here's a look at exactly how.
Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan has been named the NFL's MVP.
For some perspective on how absurd Brady's long run of success has been, consider this.
Tom Brady is ready for the Super Bowl, and he's got his whole family in town for the event.
Picking a Super Bowl winner is never easy ... unless it is.
"I dreamed about owning the team in my hometown and dreamed about championship. Now, to hopefully be in a position to win our fifth, would be off the charts."
In 50 years of Super Bowl play, three quarterbacks sit at the top of the pyramid with four championships each: Pittsburgh's Terry Bradshaw, San Francisco's Joe Montana and New England's Tom Brady. Unlike Bradshaw and Montana, however, Brady has taken a long time to a compile his four SB wins. He was just 24 when the Patriots won their first title in January 2002. Now, Brady has a chance for a fifth ring at age 39, which is pretty amazing considering the pounding so many NFL quarterbacks take over their careers.
The 39-year-old was reflective, insightful and honest. Below is a full transcript of his session with the media, provided by the NFL.
Julian Edelman dropped a bombshell: He was living by that Bruce Lee quote before Brady.
The NFL is the most powerful sports league in the world. U.S. President Donald Trump is the most powerful man in the world. But if one had its way, it would have nothing to do with the other. And in some ways, vice versa.
Everyone knows Tom Brady's skills on the football field. But now he'll be showing what he can do with a video game controller.
Brady topped the third quarterly list of the NFLPA's top-selling players, passing the Cowboys' Dez Bryant.
On the list of players who just might play a larger role than many would expect in this week's Super Bowl vs. the Falcons, rookie receiver Malcolm Mitchell ranks high.
No NFL franchise has been as successful as the New England Patriots this century, but the outlook for the 2016 season was dim with the announcement that the team would be without quarterback Tom Brady for the first four games of the year. However, the organization overcame its star QB's league suspension, and the Patriots finished with the best record, the best scoring differential and the best scoring defense in the NFL on their way to an seventh Super Bowl appearance since 2001. This is how they got here.
Tom Brady said being winning the Super Bowl isn't just great for the players involved, but special for their family, friends and fans who have supported them all season.
Roger Goodell took some questions, but not mine. Here's what I would have asked if given the opportunity.
You can always trust a fullback.
Saints quarterback Drew Brees tells T&R about his first encounter with former Purdue teammate Matt Light.
According to a report, Tom Brady's emotional reaction while talking about his family during Super Bowl week may be due to an illness his mother has been dealing with for 18 months.
The challenges facing Tom Brady in his personal life are a reminder that he is, believe it or not, human.
Stories of underdogs becoming superstars is not a rarity on the Patriots, and it all stems from the rise of the sixth-round pick out of Michigan.
On Tuesday, Felger and Mazz were nice enough to let Hurley come on and yell at them about DeflateGate.
It was business as usual at Monday's Super Bowl Opening Night, until one question brought Tom Brady to tears.
It's been a trying year for Tom Brady on a lot of fronts, and it goes much deeper than football.
A prosecutor said Cole Werhan, the man charged with murdering a Duxbury, Massachusetts woman inside a Connecticut home, has several open domestic violence cases.
An Air Canada flight out of Newark, New Jersey was forced to divert and land at Boston's Logan Airport after the pilot became "incapacitated," Massachusetts State Police said.
There's a proposal in Cambridge to limit customers at bars and restaurants to one drink every 30 minutes.
A New Hampshire police department is looking for a man who allegedly stole a purse out of a car, and they say he looks like Chiefs tight Travis Kelce.
Boston Dynamics is expanding with a new robotics and AI center in Waltham, Massachusetts.
An Air Canada flight out of Newark, New Jersey was forced to divert and land at Boston's Logan Airport after the pilot became "incapacitated," Massachusetts State Police said.
There's a proposal in Cambridge to limit customers at bars and restaurants to one drink every 30 minutes.
Boston Dynamics is expanding with a new robotics and AI center in Waltham, Massachusetts.
A New Hampshire police department is looking for a man who allegedly stole a purse out of a car, and they say he looks like Chiefs tight Travis Kelce.
A man has been arrested for murder in connection with the death of Janina Brooke Murphy, months after she died in a Connecticut home.
Many people fear that a family history of dementia dooms them to inevitably suffer the condition themselves. But a new tool, the Brain Care Score, shows how lifestyle changes can be beneficial, cutting the risk of dementia.
There was a possible measles exposure at Logan Airport in Boston last week, Massachusetts health officials say.
A new study finds that a simple blood test could predict Alzheimer's disease long before symptoms appear.
The Lone Star tick, which can cause alpha-gal syndrome, is spreading north throughout Massachusetts.
Boston's cold and snowy winter might have an effect on this year's pollen allergy season.
A Massachusetts family thought their Vrbo stay would be protected after they had to cancel their trip to Hawaii due to severe weather. Now they're out $12,000.
A driver from Southboro, Massachusetts struggled for months to unravel a frustrating mix up with his E-ZPass account.
The gunman who allegedly opened fire on passing cars on Memorial Drive in Cambridge, Massachusetts is 46-year-old Tyler Brown from Boston.
There have been four violent attacks in three weeks at Tewksbury Hospital and a state representative is taking the fight to Beacon Hill to give security the non-lethal equipment back.
A family is demanding answers from the Gloucester, Massachusetts school district, after learning their five-year-old son was left alone in a quiet room for nearly half an hour.
Barney Frank, a Democrat who represented Massachusetts in Congress for 32 years, has died. He was 86 years old.
Both the Trump and Healey administrations are using government websites to blame each other for the shutdown.
Which party stands to take more of the blame from voters for the government shutdown? Here's what a new poll says.
A UNH Survey Center/Granite State poll shows John Sununu crushing Scott Brown by 23 points among likely primary voters in New Hampshire.
Seth Moulton said he's running against Sen. Ed Markey because "our party leaders are clinging to that old playbook."
There's a proposal in Cambridge to limit customers at bars and restaurants to one drink every 30 minutes.
Boston Dynamics is expanding with a new robotics and AI center in Waltham, Massachusetts.
Dozens of Boston bars and restaurants are taking advantage of a new Massachusetts law allowing for a later last call.
We now know when the sales tax holiday is coming to Massachusetts in August.
Gov. Maura Healey said Tuesday that she personally supports bringing back happy hour in Massachusetts.
Beauport, the Sleeper-McCann House has become one of New England's most imaginative seaside estates.
Blending clean modern lines with the warmth of a classic seaside retreat, this stunning North Shore coastal home was designed to feel both elevated and inviting.
Set across thirty acres of rolling lawns, wooded trails, and contemporary outdoor art, deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum invites visitors to experience art in the landscape.
James Beard Award-winning chef and restaurateur Karen Akunowicz has become known for her bold, Italian-inspired cooking and unmistakable culinary voice.
Just a short drive from Newport, the Norman Bird Sanctuary spans 300 acres of fields, forests, and coastal trails with sweeping views and more than six miles of hiking paths.
The Boston Celtics selected Chris Cenac Jr., a freshman forward/center out of Houston, with the 27th pick of the NBA Draft Tuesday night.
For now, Jaylen Brown is a member of the Boston Celtics.
The Boston Red Sox beat the Colorado Rockies 5-2 on Tuesday night.
The Washington Wizards selected Brockton native AJ Dybantsa with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2026 NBA Draft on Tuesday.
Rain jackets and ponchos were a common sight Tuesday, but the on-and-off showers did little to dampen the atmosphere at the FIFA Fan Festival on Boston's City Hall Plaza.
Haggis is not on the menu in Boston for the World Cup, despite what Gov. Healey told Scotland supporters in a lighthearted social media video.
There have been multiple sightings of a black bear in some unusual locations on the seacoast of New Hampshire and in southern Maine.
There's a smelly situation on the beach in Provincetown, Massachusetts after thousands of squid washed up on shore
Have you ever wondered where all the fish in the New England Aquarium come from? The answer is just down the road in Quincy.
Hopkinton, Massachusetts police are investigating video of a "suspicious" person walking into the middle of a road at night in front of a car.