New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft will be joining Bill Belichick in having to wait another year to get into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Kraft was eligible to be inducted into the Hall of Fame this year, but on Tuesday morning, ESPN NFL insider Adam Schefter reported that Kraft didn’t get enough votes to get in.
“Patriots owner Robert Kraft, like his former head coach Bill Belichick, was not selected for entry into this year’s Pro Football Hall of Fame class, sources told ESPN,” Schefter wrote on X. “The Class of 2026 will be revealed Thursday at NFL Honors in San Francisco, but it will not include Kraft.”
The news comes just days after NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said he thinks both Belichick and Kraft will end up in the Hall of Fame.
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“Bill Belichick’s record goes without saying, same with the Patriots and Robert Kraft, who is also a candidate,” Goodell said. “They are spectacular. They have contributed so much to this game, and I believe they will be Hall of Famers.”
Kraft has been the Patriots’ owner since 1994, and under his ownership, New England has won six Super Bowls and has been one of the most dominant franchises in all of professional sports.
Yet, despite the success of the Patriots under Kraft’s watch, he won’t get into the Hall of Fame in 2026.
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Kraft and the Patriots will look to win their franchise’s seventh Super Bowl on Sunday when New England takes on the Seattle Seahawks.
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