New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft showed up in an unexpected place Tuesday, visiting jailed rapper Meek Mill at a state prison in Pennsylvania. Kraft was there with his friend, entrepreneur Michael Rubin, to advocate for the release of Mill, whose real name is Robert Rihmeek Williams.
"He's an amazing young man," Kraft said outside the State Correctional Institute-Chester, in video posted by NBC10 in Philadelphia. "I know how I'd feel if I were in the situation he is. He's very intelligent.
"I've had the pleasure, through Michael, [of] getting to know him over the last two to three years -- maybe even longer.