One other main New England Patriots character has struck out from the Professional Soccer Corridor of Fame.
This time, it’s staff proprietor Robert Kraft, who must wait once more for an opportunity to be inducted into essentially the most prestigious and unique circle within the sport of soccer. On Tuesday, Adam Schefter of ESPN reported that Kraft has been denied entry into Canton, not less than for 2026.
“Patriots proprietor Robert Kraft, like his former head coach Invoice Belichick, was not chosen for entry into this yr’s Professional Soccer Corridor of Fame class, sources instructed ESPN. The Class of 2026 might be revealed Thursday at NFL Honors in San Francisco, but it surely won’t embrace Kraft,” Schefter shared in a put up on X.
Apparently, Kraft didn’t safe sufficient votes from the 50-person choice committee to get into the Corridor of Fame. This improvement, nonetheless, doesn’t include as a lot shock because the information of Belichick’s failure to grow to be a first-ballot Corridor of Famer.
The 84-year-old Kraft was first nominated for the Corridor of Fame in 2013, but it surely was solely this yr that he managed to grow to be a finalist. Kraft can nonetheless have a purpose to smile in lower than per week, as he has an opportunity of profitable one other ring. His Patriots are scheduled to face off in opposition to the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday at Tremendous Bowl LX at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif.
