{"id":1922,"section":"sports","section_label":"Sports","url":"https://www.brokenews.co/sports/1922","headline":"Robert Kraft to miss Gronkowski's Patriots Hall of Fame induction","dek":"The Patriots owner recently had back surgery and will sit out the Saturday ceremony on what he called injured reserve.","body":"Robert Kraft will not be at Gillette Stadium on Saturday when Rob Gronkowski is inducted into the Patriots Hall of Fame. The team owner recently underwent back surgery and says the recovery will keep him sidelined for the induction and beyond.\n\nKraft described his own situation in football terms, saying the surgery has put him on \"injured reserve.\" No further details were given about the timeline for his return to regular duties with the franchise.\n\nThe absence means Kraft will miss honoring one of the most decorated players in franchise history. Gronkowski, a key piece of multiple championship teams during his career with the Patriots, is set to be formally inducted into the team's Hall of Fame this weekend regardless of the owner's attendance.\n\nIt is not yet clear what, if any, role Kraft will play in the ceremony from afar, or when he is expected to resume his normal public appearances with the team.","published_at":"2026-11-05T23:34:19.762266+00:00","source_count":4,"written_from":[{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Back surgery will keep Robert Kraft from Rob Gronkowski's Patriots Hall of Fame induction","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/back-surgery-keep-robert-kraft-231637022.html"},{"outlet":"Pro Football Talk","publisher":"NBC Sports","title":"Back surgery will keep Robert Kraft from Rob Gronkowski's Patriots Hall of Fame induction","url":"https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/back-surgery-will-keep-robert-kraft-from-rob-gronkowskis-patriots-hall-of-fame-induction"},{"outlet":"New York Post","publisher":"New York Post","title":"Robert Kraft to miss Rob Gronkowski’s Patriots Hall of Fame induction with health issue","url":"https://nypost.com/2026/11/05/sports/robert-kraft-to-miss-rob-gronkowskis-patriots-hall-of-fame-induction/"},{"outlet":"ESPN","publisher":"ESPN","title":"Patriots owner Kraft recovering from back surgery, will miss Gronk ceremony","url":"https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/50388263/patriots-owner-robert-kraft-recovering-back-surgery"}],"more_coverage":[{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Robert Kraft to miss Rob Gronkowski's Patriots Hall of Fame induction while recovering from back surgery","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/article/robert-kraft-to-miss-rob-gronkowskis-patriots-hall-of-fame-induction-while-recovering-from-back-surgery-142133403.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Report: Robert Kraft to miss Rob Gronkowski’s Hall of Fame ceremony after back surgery","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/report-robert-kraft-miss-rob-152848036.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Robert Kraft, Bill Belichick both missing Rob Gronkowski’s Hall of Fame ceremony","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/robert-kraft-bill-belichick-both-153029748.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Why Robert Kraft is on ‘IR’ for Rob Gronkowski’s Patriots Hall of Fame induction","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/why-robert-kraft-ir-rob-163206674.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Robert Kraft Breaks Silence on Health Scare Ahead of Rob Gronkowski’s Big Weekend","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/robert-kraft-breaks-silence-health-194006518.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Robert Kraft shares disappointing news ahead of Rob Gronkowski’s Patriots HOF induction","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/robert-kraft-shares-disappointing-news-003650947.html"}],"image":{"url":"https://s.yimg.com/lo/mysterio/api/f6e5b0810746ce3a9bd2bc523aa2f88cc2e250d4ca10ca72c958b1db40504c74/lightyear_networkapi/resizefill_w1200_h675%3Bquality_80%3Bformat_webp/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.zenfs.com%2Fen%2Fprofootballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F7fad2b7a7c8b19290b6e4282ed6c09bc.jpg","credit":"Yahoo Sports","width":1200},"embed":null,"license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","attribution":"Analysis data is licensed CC BY 4.0. Credit brokenews and link to the story page you took it from. Source headlines, story titles taken from a source headline, and quoted passages remain the property of their publishers and are quoted for comparison, not licensed onward.","terms":"https://www.brokenews.co/about#reuse"}