Patriots owner Robert Kraft apparently didn’t believe a personalized jersey was a sufficient gift after his team became the first honored at the White House by President Donald Trump.
So Kraft had a Super Bowl ring delivered to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, too.
Patirots vice president of media relations Stacey James confirmed to media outlets Monday that Kraft gave Trump a ring — complete with the president’s name engraved on the side, according to the Boston Herald.
News of the gift first emerged via a Twitter exchange between former White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci and a Patriots Reddit forum.
“What Colin Kaepernick did is try to bring awareness that this nation unfortunately has ignored for far too long,” Raymond told the Daily News. “And that’s the issue of racism in America and policing in America. We decided to gather here today because of the way he’s being railroaded for speaking the obvious truth.”
The rally drew a number of other community members wanting to support the quarterback. At the end of the event, all participants raised their fists and took a knee.
The eyes of the sports TV world will be on NBC on Thursday, Sept. 7 as the network televises the 2017 NFL regular-season opener between the Patriots and Chiefs. With the controversy surrounding Colin Kaepernick’s national anthem protest still raging, the network will televise the playing of the national anthem at Gillette Stadium.