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Patriots owner Robert Kraft undergoes back surgery, misses two games

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 5 Nov, 17:27 · Archive

New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft, 85, has undergone back surgery and will miss the next two games while recovering.

New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft, 85, has announced he has undergone back surgery. He will miss the Patriots' home game against the Green Bay Packers on Sunday and their trip to Germany to play the Detroit Lions in Week 10, as doctors have instructed him to stay off his feet while recovering.

Kraft will also be absent from Rob Gronkowski's Hall of Fame induction ceremony, scheduled for Saturday. Gronkowski, who spent nine seasons with the Patriots and won five Super Bowls, was voted into the Patriots Hall of Fame in April in his first year of eligibility. 'As much pain as I was in before having surgery, it pains me even more to miss the ceremony,' Kraft told ESPN. 'I always told Gronk that in my next life, I wanted to come back as him because I had never seen him have a bad day. But after a couple of back surgeries, I take that back. I never want to experience that again.'

Kraft had originally planned to pair the induction with a Fox broadcast of a Patriots game, on which Gronkowski works, but only one Patriots home game was scheduled for Fox this season. The Patriots coordinated with Fox to arrange a weekend schedule allowing Gronkowski to attend his induction on Saturday and be honoured during halftime of Sunday's game whilst fulfilling his broadcasting duties.

Patriots owner Robert Kraft undergoes back surgery, misses two games
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In this story: Robert Kraft · Rob Gronkowski · New England Patriots · Green Bay Packers · Detroit Lions

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