Patriots Football Daily: How Involved is Jonathan Kraft?

Yesterday Dianna Russini of The Athletic reported that the New England Patriots are fielding calls for the No. 3 overall pick in this week’s NFL Draft. No surprise there. Even if New England is content staying at No. 3 in the draft there is no reason for them to not take phone calls and listen to what other teams are willing to offer. But that was not the part of Russini’s report that got the attention of many. She also reported that the Patriots team president Jonathan Kraft is “heavily involved in the decision making.”

The New England Patriots are listening and taking calls from teams looking to move into 3.

While Eliot Wolf is running point, I’m told Patriots’ President Jonathan Kraft is heavily involved in the decision making.

— Dianna Russini (@DMRussini) April 22, 2024

Having a team president involved in football decisions would not be surprising for some franchises. This is especially true when a potential franchise-altering selection or trade is at stake, as is the case for New England. The Patriots hold their highest draft selection in the 31 NFL Drafts since Robert Kraft bought the franchise.

ESPN reported in January that “word leaked around the office” that if Bill Belichick did not return in 2024 the football operations would be run by a combination of Jonathan Kraft and Robyn Glaser. New England named Glaser Executive Vice President of Football Business and Senior Advisor to the Head Coach in January, five days after the release of the ESPN article.

Andrew Callahan of the Boston Herald laid out a timeline of how over the past three months Robert Kraft, Eliot Wolf, and Jerod Mayo have all refuted reports that ownership, including Jonathan Kraft, would be involved in football decisions.

If Jonathan Kraft is heavily involved, the #Patriots have some major explaining to do.

🏈Robert Kraft, Jan. 17: "(Jonathan)'s not involved in the day-to-day operations."
🏈Robert Kraft, Jan. 17: "(Ownership's input) will be the same input that we've had for the last three… https://t.co/SVtpRKnamR

— Andrew Callahan (@_AndrewCallahan) April 22, 2024

Whether the report about Jonathan Kraft’s involvement is accurate is unknown at this point. What is known is that the report will put whatever move New England makes under even more scrutiny, something this franchise does not need.

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The Buffalo Bills home stadium (currently known as Highmark Stadium) opened in 1973. The five winningest quarterbacks in the history of the field are:

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43 – Joe Ferguson
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— MLFootball (@_MLFootball) April 22, 2024