Bill Belichick and Malcolm Butler have both addressed the cornerback being benched in Super Bowl LII, and Monday it was Robert Kraft's turn.
Speaking to reporters at the NFL owners meetings in Orlando, Kraft said he didn't have any issue with Belichick's decision.
"With my fan hat on, you can come up with all kinds of reasons or things, but here's the deal: We in New England are privileged to have, I believe, the greatest coach in the history of coaching," he said. "We're involved in a number of businesses in our family — we're in 95 countries in the world — and we try to encourage to have good managers, and we want them to be bold, we want them to take risks. Sometimes they work out, sometimes they don't.
"I have faith in Bill as a coach that I don't think there is anyone who has the football knowledge and expertise combined with understanding personnel — no one can merge those two worlds [like him]. He's done pretty well for us over the last 18 years. So, as a fan, I can question some of the moves. As someone who is privileged to be owner of this team, I encourage him to keep going with his instincts and doing what he thinks is right. There is no doubt in my mind, even if he made an error — and this is true with any of our managers — that if they're doing it for the right reason, then I support it 100 percent.
"I've never had one instance in the 18 years where Bill hasn't done what he believes is in the best interest of our team to help us win games."
Butler signed with the Titans as a free agent.
