The most anticipated handoff of the Super Bowl didn’t come until after the game had ended.
Roger Goodell handed the Lombardi Trophy to Robert Kraft after the Patriots stole Super Bowl LI in stunning fashion, rallying for a 34-28 overtime victory.
The commissioner met face-to-face with the Patriots owner, after the two had become enemies following Deflategate, for which Goodell threw penalty after penalty at New England, including suspending Tom Brady the first four games of this year.
Goodell tried to congratulate Kraft. The Houston crowd so drowned out his words with boos, Kraft was perhaps the only person who could hear him clearly.
Roger Goodell getting booed and hating life. pic.twitter.com/mGjiUVn1Mo
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Then Kraft took the mic and was not subtle in saying this Super Bowl, following the drama around Brady allegedly commanding footballs to be deflated, was extra special.
“I said two years ago when we won the Super Bowl that this would be the sweetest one, but a lot has transpired in those two years,” he said. “… And I don’t think that needs any explanation.”
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