Patriots' Kraft puts Super Bowl LI ring up for auction for All-In Challenge
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New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft has put his Super Bowl LI championship ring up for auction for the All-In Challenge.
"What could I do that would be special? And I've been thinking about it for weeks," Kraft said in a video posted Sunday. "I finally thought about our Super Bowl experience, Super Bowl LI against the Atlanta Falcons ... we were down 28-3 and had a .04% chance of winning, 99.6% chance to lose. And we came back and we won.
"So I thought it would be good to give this ring, our fifth Super Bowl win ... because it showed how we came back."
Patriots owner Robert Kraft is going all in by offering up his Super Bowl LI ring for the #ALLINCHALLENGE
— ESPN (@espn) May 10, 2020
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The auction, which is scheduled to extend over the next 11 days, opened at $75,000 and received an initial bid. The winner will meet Kraft at his office in Gillette Stadium.
The All-In Challenge is an online fundraising tool where actors, athletes, singers, and more celebrities offer up items or experiences in an auction or giveaway for charity amid the COVID-19 outbreak.
The Patriots' 25-point comeback in Super Bowl LI is the largest in Super Bowl history.
Since Kraft became the franchise's owner in 1994, the Patriots have played in 10 Super Bowls and won six titles.