2011 was a tough year for the Patriots and the NFL. There was a lockout during the offseason, and Robert Kraft, while watching his wife Myra lose her battle with cancer was the man who needed to step in and save the NFL. The only picture that matters from that whole mess is the one below, of Kraft and Jeff Saturday.
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They were members of rival teams, but, in that moment, there was no doubt of the bond they developed. Saturday said that, “Without him, this deal does not get done.