Robert Kraft, the owner of the New England Patriots, and Roger Goodell, the commissioner of the National Football League, used to be best buds. DeflateGate killed that relationship, and on Sunday, a visibly stoic Kraft let the world know how much.
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When he stood on stage to accept the Super Bowl LI trophy for Goodell, he didn't make eye contact. He wasn't smiling the joyful smile of a man who just witness the greatest team of its generation, led by arguably the greatest quarterback ever, make the greatest comeback in Super Bowl history.
Instead, after an introduction by Terry Bradshaw of Fox Sports (and a former great quarterback in his own right), he stuck it to his former BFF:
Robert Kraft hints at deflategate in SBLI trophy celebration pic.twitter.com/jzloucNt8j
— Neal E. Boudette (@DZoneDraw) February 6, 2017
And, here are the remarks, in full:
Boom. Roasted. pic.twitter.com/e6ozjNQMUz
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) February 6, 2017
Roasted is right.