Robert Kraft has perfect answer when asked about Patriots' lack of spending in recent years
The New England Patriots have the money to spend this offseason. But based on recent years, fans are afraid that Robert Kraft won't be willing to spend it. However, the Patriots owner put an end to all that when speaking with reporters in Las Vegas on Thursday. “I know there’s a perception that we have […]
The New England Patriots have the money to spend this offseason. But based on recent years, fans are afraid that Robert Kraft won't be willing to spend it.
However, the Patriots owner put an end to all that when speaking with reporters in Las Vegas on Thursday.
“I know there’s a perception that we have held back on spending," Kraft said via NBC Sports Boston. "Let me just say, for our fans, that’s just not true. Look, we were blessed to have a coach in our system who was a great coach and also understood value. He ran a tight ship."
"They say we've been low spenders in the last 10 years, and that might be true," he added. "But we had a pretty good record. And we won three Super Bowls. But our coaches have always had the ability to spend at whatever level they wanted. I think Bill was always thinking about the future and really understood value. But we never held back with any of the coaches we’ve had over the last 30 years."
And if Kraft wasn't willing to spend, he made a bold, but clear statement.
"If cash spending became an issue for our family, and we couldn’t do it, then I would sell the team," he said. "Winning football games, after my family, is the most important thing in my life. Whatever we can do to help make that happen, we’re going to do."
So with that, it seems he's implying that they are willing to spend. And Jerod Mayo is certainly on board, with the new Patriots head coach recently saying on WEEI that they had "cash to burn."
So let's see if they are willing to follow through.
