Robert Kraft Might Escape Suspension, But Players Rarely Do

Many around the league expect no punishment for the Patriots owner. But charges being dropped—or never filed at all—has never stopped the NFL from suspending players anyway.

Our own Albert Breer reported on Thursday from the owners meetings that Robert Kraft is emerging from the shadows a bit. The Patriots owner, who was charged with two misdemeanor counts of soliciting prostitution back in February, might be doing so given the recent momentum in his legal battle. Ten days ago, video evidence of the act was tossed in court amid a cannon blast of motions from his high-priced legal team. Everything else for the prosecution seems to have come undone since.

With that in mind, Breer polled a few…