Patriots.com writer
Almost two decades before the Beach Football League's official launch, founder Tully Banta-Cain was dreaming big.
The former New England Patriots linebacker recalls being at a practice early in his career and asking team chairman and CEO Robert Kraft if he could ever envision a player owning an NFL team one day.
Winning two Super Bowls was great, but Banta-Cain knew there were levels to success. Down the line, when his playing days were done, he was motivated to unlock them.
"It goes all the way back to my playing days," Banta-Cain said.