Patriots owner Robert Kraft turns guns on NFL over Tom Brady

• ‘This is very sad and disappointing to me’
• Hostility between Patriots and league grows
  

The New England Patriots owner, Robert Kraft, has generally been one of Roger Goodell’s biggest supporters. The two have leaned upon one another through countless controversies and labor disputes and the fact the NFL has been able to keep Kraft and the other owners rich has only solidified that bond – even after the Patriots were caught stealing the New York Jets signals in a game nine years ago.

But after Goodell tore up the start of the Patriots season by upholding Tom Brady’s four-game Deflategate suspension, Kraft ripped that relationship to shreds.

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