Patriots Robert Kraft doesnt expect to make Hall of Fame NBC Sports Boston [Video]

A lengthy ESPN.com feature story published Wednesday detailed Robert Kraft’s years-long quest to get elected into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, which to date has come up short.

But most of author Don Van Natta Jr.’s piece focused on the efforts of those around the New England Patriots owner — especially team vice president of media relations Stacey James — to get Kraft into Canton.

So, while Kraft obviously is at the center of his own Hall of Fame campaign, it’s worth asking how he feels personally after repeatedly coming up short in Hall of Fame voting. Our Patriots Insider Tom E. Curran provided some interesting insight into that question on the latest episode of the Patriots Talk Podcast.

“When I’ve talked to people post-Hall of Fame (voting), whether it be Stacey (James), whether it be (Kraft’s son and Patriots team president) Jonathan Kraft … those people are more crestfallen than they say Robert is,” Curran …