In the days preceding the draft, there was plenty of chatter as to whether and to what extent ownership is calling the shots in New England. Now that the Patriots are trying to fill their top football job in a manner that complies with the Rooney Rule, signs are pointing to the fact that Robert and/or Jonathan Kraft necessarily had final say on the picks.
Not just the first one, quarterback Drake Maye. But all of them.
The Patriots are currently looking for a new person to run the football operations.