Baltimore Sun cleverly rips Robert Kraft, providing us with a nice dose of sports pettiness

The Baltimore Sun took a ruthless shot at New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft on Thursday.

Most NFL fans couldn’t imagine a fall without football, and thankfully, at least according to Patriots owner Robert Kraft, they won’t have to.

In an interview with FOX on Thursday, Kraft reiterated that New England is preparing for a full season of play, albeit not in their usual way. Still, this being the Patriots, which means it didn’t stop the Baltimore Sun from getting a clever shot in at the 78-year-old.

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As we strive to feel even an ounce of what normal life used to be, the pettiness of a sports rivalry finding creative ways to show itself feels extremely needed.

Why would the Baltimore Sun take a shot at the New England Patriots?

The Ravens, serving as the home team for the local newspaper, are no strangers to the Patriots, frequently meeting them in the NFL postseason and even proving to be a worthy adversary in Baltimore’s 2013 Super Bowl run, defeating Bill Belichick’s group 28-13 in Foxborough.

The Sun is, of course, referring to the infamous incident in which Kraft was served a warrant for his attendance at an erotic massage parlor in Florida just hours prior to the AFC Championship Game. Such a headline doesn’t hold punches, but also doesn’t cross the line so much to put the paper in the line of fire from the Patriots organization in return. Such a feat from a copy editor deserves praise normally reserved for the athletes on the field.

Kraft’s optimism is appreciated, and needed, in such uncertain times. But the public was not going to let his past go unmentioned that easily.

The days of Tom Brady and Belichick are behind us, but far from forgotten. The Baltimore Sun’s reflex to humiliate Kraft shows us just that.