This news comes 122 days before his 85th birthday (National Football League=122 & 85).

He is currently on 374 total wins as an owner (338 in regular season, 36 in Playoffs). Notice how ‘National Football League’ also sums to 374.

https://www.pro-football-reference.com/executives/KrafRo0.htm

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47812233/sources-robert-kraft-not-voted-hall-fame-class-26

This news comes one week after Bill Belichick’s rejection, which broke on January 27, 2026, 12 days before the Super Bowl. Of course, the Patriots are appearing in their 12th Super Bowl come this Sunday, in Super Bowl 60, and it looks like the only first ballot Hall of Famer for the Patriots, is #12, Tom Brady, who always got the benefit of the script.

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47747076/belichick-not-first-ballot-hall-famer