Kraft a finalist for Halas Award - New England Patriots Forums

***IcyPatriot*** · 05-09-2012, 09:20 PM

Kraft a finalist for Halas Award - New England Patriots Blog - ESPN Boston

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Patriots owner Robert Kraft is a finalist for the Halas Award, presented annually by the Pro Football Writers of America. The Halas Award goes to the NFL person (player, coach, owner, etc.) who has performed with abandon despite personal challenges off the field.

In announcing the finalists to its members Wednesday, the Pro Football Writers of America wrote this about Kraft:

Lost his wife, Myra, to a battle with cancer on July 20. Kraft played an instrumental role in resolving the NFL's collective bargaining dispute and shuttled back and forth between labor talks and his wife's hospital bed throughout the spring and summer. His Patriots advanced to their sixth Super Bowl in his tenure as owner.

***PatsWickedPissah*** · 05-09-2012, 10:02 PM

Thanks. This bears watching.

TyronePoole · 05-09-2012, 10:07 PM

I don't see how he doesn't win

***Jackson 2*** · 05-09-2012, 10:34 PM

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Originally Posted by TyronePoole

I don't see how he doesn't win

Except he's a Patriot.

***PatsDeb*** · 05-09-2012, 11:03 PM

Hope he gets it. Good luck Bob!

PATRIOTSFANINPA · 05-09-2012, 11:17 PM

Well at least the Saints F.O. is out of the running

smg93 · 05-10-2012, 03:12 AM

To be honest, I found it a bit odd maybe even a bit insulting that there were other contenders for this award this year. The guy pretty much was the center of the negotiations that saved the football season while the love of his life was getting weaker by the hour.

Seems to me that there should have been one and only one person up for nomination for the award this year.

PatsFanSince74 · 05-10-2012, 08:14 AM

Too bad there isn't a ballot box we can stuff. But, to quote Richard M. Nixon, "That would be wrong."

PatsFanSince74 · 05-10-2012, 08:15 AM

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Originally Posted by smg93

To be honest, I found it a bit odd maybe even a bit insulting that there were other contenders for this award this year. The guy pretty much was the center of the negotiations that saved the football season while the love of his life was getting weaker by the hour.

Seems to me that there should have been one and only one person up for nomination for the award this year.

Yeah, it's kind of like nominating George Washington and Millard Fillmore for "Greatest President in the history of the US."

Ron Sellers · 05-11-2012, 09:39 AM

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Originally Posted by TyronePoole

I don't see how he doesn't win

I agree. Not to belittle the other nominees, but how anyone could vote for Alex Smith or D'Qwell Jackson over the guy that was most responsible for football being played on Sundays last year is incomprehensible, regardless of the team they root for.