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Robert Kraft New England Patriots. OVERVIEW"Without him, this deal does not get done.

He is a man who helped us save football and we're so [grateful] for that. We're [grateful] for his family and for the opportunity he presented to get this deal done."– Indianapolis Colts C Jeff Saturday on Patriots owner Robert Kraft's role in the negotiations of the new 1. NFL CBARobert Kraft is the founder, chairman and CEO of the Kraft Group, based in Foxborough, Mass. The Kraft Group is the holding company of the Kraft family's many businesses, including the New England Patriots, New England Revolution, Gillette Stadium, International Forest Products, Rand- Whitney Group, Rand- Whitney Containerboard and a portfolio of more than 1. A life- long football fan and 2. New England Patriots season ticket holder before buying the team, Kraft became the chairman and CEO of the Patriots when he took ownership on Jan. My objective in buying the Patriots is to help bring a championship to New England.” That seemed to be a tall order considering the team's prior success rate.

In the five year's prior to Kraft's ownership, the team had won just 1. In fact, in the 3.

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Patriots had won just 2. The year Kraft bought the team (1. Patriots qualified for the playoffs for the first time in eight seasons, a feat that was repeated four times in his first five seasons as owner.

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In the past 2. 2 seasons (1. Patriots won 2. 66 games (including playoffs) for an average of just over 1. Playoff games offer another stark contrast. Prior to 1. 99. 4, Patriots fans had only been treated to one home playoff game, which the Patriots lost to the Houston Oilers in 1. Since 1. 99. 4, the Patriots have qualified for the playoffs 1. The worst- to- first ascent of the New England Patriots since Kraft purchased the team may be the greatest in sports history. Under Kraft's leadership, the Patriots have won more division titles (1.

Super Bowl championships (4) than any other NFL team. In 2. 01. 4, the Patriots claimed their fourth Super Bowl during Kraft's tenure, a total that is most in the league over that span. My objective in buying the Patriots is to help bring a championship to New England."- ROBERT KRAFT, JAN. INSTALLING HIS VISIONIt didn't take long for Kraft's vision to come into focus. His personal investment in the team restored the faith of Patriots fans and rejuvenated interest throughout New England.

The year he bought the team, season ticket sales soared to new heights, eclipsing 4. By the start of his first season, every game was sold out, a feat that had never been accomplished in the franchise's previous 3. The achievement ensured that local broadcast blackouts would be lifted and every Patriots game, home and away, would be televised throughout New England for the first time in team history. Since then, every game has been sold out. ASCENSIONThe transformation of the Patriots under Kraft's leadership constitutes one of the greatest long- term, worst- to- first revivals in sports history. After winning back- to- back Super Bowls and three titles in four years, Forbes magazine named the Patriots “The Best Team in Sports” in 2. In 2. 00. 7, the New England Patriots won a then franchise- record fifth consecutive division title.

They also became the first NFL team to win 1. The undefeated regular season boosted the team's regular season record from 2. The 6. 6 regular- season wins in that span is the most by any team over any five- year stretch in NFL history. Additionally, from Oct. Nov. 8, 2. 00. 8, the Patriots won 8.

The Kraft- era Patriots also set three significant NFL records for consecutive wins. From 2. 00. 3- 0.

Patriots won 2. 1 consecutive games, including playoffs. From 2. 00. 6- 0. Patriots won 2. 1 consecutive regular- season games.

Additionally, the Patriots established an NFL record by winning 1. During that time, the Patriots also won 2. Gillette Stadium, the longest home win streak in franchise history. The success the Patriots sustained during the first decade of the new millennium is without rival. The Patriots' 1. 26 total victories (including playoffs) was the most by any team in one decade in the 9.

NFL. The recent decade of dominance featured more Super Bowl titles (3), conference titles (4), division titles (7), playoff wins (1. In addition, no other NFL team hosted more playoff games (9) or played in more playoff games (1.

New England Patriots. The sustained success earned the franchise “Team of the Decade” acclaim from many publications.

GETTING HIS STARTKraft began his business career with the Rand- Whitney Group, Inc. Worcester, Mass., a company that converted paper into packaging for various industries. He later acquired the company. In 1. 97. 2, he founded International Forest Products, a trader of paper commodities that now does business annually in more than 9. Together, Rand- Whitney and International Forest Products (IFP) comprise one of the largest privately- owned and fully integrated paper and packaging companies in the United States. In 2. 01. 5, IFP was the top U. S. containerized exporter in New England and ranked sixth in the nation. Kraft founded the Kraft Group to serve as the holding company for the family's diverse business interests, which are concentrated in six specific areas: the distribution of forest products, paper and packaging manufacturing, sports and entertainment, real estate development and private equity and venture investing, sustainability and philanthropy.

Throughout Kraft's professional career, many of his biggest risks have yielded the greatest rewards. That was true throughout his pursuit of Patriots ownership, beginning in 1. Foxborough, Mass. It was a large investment for an underdeveloped parcel of land, but proved to be an important first step in a long process toward buying the Patriots. In 1. 98. 8, he took another step by purchasing the stadium out of bankruptcy court.

With a binding lease through 2. Kraft's quest toward owning the team. When his opportunity came to buy the team in January of 1. Kraft faced a difficult business dilemma. He had to decide between committing over $1. Patriots or accept a lucrative $7. New England. On Jan.

Kraft passed on the buyout offer, choosing instead to make an 1. On Feb. 2. 6, 1. 99. Kraft earned league approval, season tickets for the 1. Patriots fans showed their support for Kraft's decision in record numbers. By the end of the first business day, amidst a winter nor'easter, 5,9. The show of support validated Kraft's decision to buy the team and gave him the confidence to focus on another long- term project with great financial risk: the private- financing and construction of Gillette Stadium.

In his first year of ownership, the Patriots won their final seven regular- season games to qualify for the postseason, ending an eight- year playoff drought. By his fifth anniversary as owner, under the direction of two different head coaches, the Patriots had already established themselves as perennial playoff contenders, qualifying for the postseason four times, including twice as division champions. In 1. 99. 6, the Patriots claimed their first division title in 1. After defeating Pittsburgh in the playoffs that year, the Patriots hosted their first conference championship game in franchise history and defeated Jacksonville, 2.

Super Bowl XXXI. BUILDING GILLETTEFrom 2. Kraft Group's construction and real estate development team oversaw the on- time and on- budget construction of Gillette Stadium, a privately- financed $3. The financial commitment from Kraft provided a solid foundation on which to build for the first time in the franchise's nomadic history. Moving from Foxboro Stadium into the majestic Gillette Stadium marked another worst- to- first transformation for the Krafts, who now operate New England's premier entertainment venue.