New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft has made the rounds this week, dishing on Tim Tebow's "spirituality," and telling tales about his encounters with powerful men of the east. You might recall that Kraft in 2005 joined a cadre of businessmen to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg. The Patriots owner walked into that meeting with a jewel-laced Super Bowl XXXIX ring on his finger, but left empty-handed. "I showed the president my most recent Super Bowl ring," Kraft said at the time, per The Boston Globe. Putin "was clearly taken with its uniqueness ... at that point, I decided to give him the ring as a symbol of the respect and admiration that I have for the Russian people and the leadership of President Putin." Not so fast. Source: NFL.com
If it's only worth $25,000, that's a drop in the bucket for this billionaire. Did he get another one made?
Why didn't he just have a new one made? That's what I want to know. Unless he did. Then stop b!tching. My Uncle actually took him and his family out fishing a couple years ago. I'll remember that day for a long time. Getting the phone call at 3 A.M. about how he taking Mr. Kraft out and wanted to know if I wanted to be the First Mate for the day. I'm known as the sports guy back home (small town), so of course I said, "F*ck yeah!" Really nice guy. We had a great day fishing. I wish I knew where those pics were...
Now Kraft is saying that Putin stole the ring. Beware the story is from the NY Post, so take it with a grain of salt. Growing up in NY I considered the NY Post a daily National Enquirer. Putin Stole Ring from Kraft
