New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft showed great compassion and generosity when it came to the University of Virginia and its football team.
According to a team spokesperson, Kraft did cover the costs of the Patriots charter plane for the Cavaliers team and staff so they could attend the funerals of the three players killed on campus two weeks ago.
The three Cavaliers football players shot and killed were junior receiver Lavel Davis Jr. of Dorchester, South Carolina; junior receiver Devin Chandler of Huntersville, North Carolina; and junior defensive end/linebacker D’Sean Perry of Miami.
Over the weekend, one of the two Patriots team planes was spotted in Virginia and then in Florida, where services were held for Perry.
Just saw New England’s plane at CHO. They leant it for UVa to use to get players to the three funerals. What an amazing gesture #GoHoos pic.twitter.com/8FrMh77BS3
— Brandon Lloyd (@blloyd8298) November 25, 2022
The Patriots have a primary plane and a secondary one in their colors. The secondary plane is available for charter.
Hey twitter. if the @Patriots are playing in Minnesota anybody know why their team plane is in Sanford, FL? pic.twitter.com/E6t8qsjos7
— Jim Jones @k00laidIT@vmst.io (@k00laidIT) November 25, 2022
In this case, the costs were covered by Kraft in a wonderful gesture.
Per NBCSports.com Boston:
New England’s team planes have served several other uses, as well: A Patriots plane transported 76 “healthcare heroes” from New England to this year’s Super Bowl in February, while the “AirKraft” (named for team owner Robert Kraft and president Jonathan Kraft) famously transported 1.2 million N95 masks from China to Massachusetts last spring to support COVID relief efforts.