They should have called the New York Jets.
The New England Patriots are suing flighty air carrier Eastern Airlines for over $22 million after the company tried an end-around — by allegedly charging more to fly the team right before the preseason’s kickoff.
The Pats claim they were intentionally grounded when Eastern — which went belly up in 1991 but whose rights were bought in 2018 by a charter operator — tried to push the team to renegotiate the travel terms.
“If the [New England Patriots] did not pay Eastern more than provided for in the parties’ agreement, Eastern would simply walk away from the agreement, leaving the Patriots without an airplane operator on the eve of the upcoming NFL season, and with no plan in place to transport the Patriots’ sizeable contingent of players, coaches, and other personnel across the country,” a lawsuit for breach of contract alleges.