The Ring Story

Team owner Robert Kraft created some controversy when he spoke about the 2005 incident when Russian president Vladimir Putin pocketed Kraft's Super Bowl ring. At the time, it appeared that Kraft gave Putin the ring as a gesture of friendship between the two nations.

Now, he is saying that it was stolen from him and KGB agents refused to get it back from Putin. The White House contacted Kraft at the time and asked him to back off. Kraft had a replica of the ring made for himself.

Kraft made his comments after receiving the Carnegie Hall Medal of Excellence awarding New York City. His remarks caught the attention of the media. Putin has insisted that he didn't steal the ring.

It will be interesting to see if the whole controversy dies down or if it continues to fester. I think the story will fade away.