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Patriots' Robert Kraft Says NFL Prepping to Hopefully Play Football in the Fall

Count Robert Kraft among the NFL owners who believe the league will be ready for kickoff this fall.

The owner of the New England Patriots appeared on Fox News on Tuesday evening, telling host Sean Hannity the league is making positive strides as it prepares for Week 1 amid the coronavirus pandemic.

"We're preparing to hopefully play football this fall," Kraft said (h/t ESPN's Mike Reiss). "We're working hand-in-hand with our [players] union... We believe we're developing protocols that allow us to do it in a safe way, looking out first for our players and our personnel, and then of course, the fans.