Robert Kraft could win his fifth Super Bowl on Feb. 5, but he only has three Super Bowl rings to show for his previous four championships. Somewhat bizarrely, Russian president Vladimir Putin has possession of the fourth.
SI has detailed the strange tale of Putin's acquisition in the past, but with the Patriots in the Super Bowl again and Putin regularly in the headlines, it's a story worth revisiting.
On a business trip to Russia in 2005, Kraft and a friend visited Russia and met with Putin after winning Super Bowl XXXIX, where the Patriots defeated the Philadelphia Eagles 24–21 at EverBank Field.