Robert Kraft Addresses Patriots’ Spending Spree and Struggles

New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft denied that the team’s unprecedented free agent spending spree this offseason was in response to watching Tom Brady win the Super Bowl in Tampa Bay. Speaking with reporters, Kraft also blamed Cam Newton’s poor results last season on COVID-19. The 2015 NFL MVP threw for only eight touchdowns in his first year with New England, tested positive for the disease and missed one game. Then he presided over three straight losses when he returned.