No partnership owner-head coach partnership in NFL history has been as successful as the 25-year collaboration between Robert Kraft and Bill Belichick. Starting with their first championship to cap off an improbable 2001 season, they helped build the New England Patriots into the first dynasty of pro football’s salary cap era.
Nowadays, however, the two men appear to be at odds. With Kraft still in charge in Foxborough and Belichick now coaching at North Carolina, the once-mighty pair seemingly is taking shots at one another on the regular.
What happened? Let’s explain what has become a fascinating feud between two of the most successful men at their respective professions the NFL has ever seen.
Participants
Robert Kraft: A former season-ticket holder and longtime fan, Kraft first boug