who owns patriots

The New England Patriots are primarily owned by Robert Kraft and the Kraft family, who maintain controlling ownership of the NFL franchise. In 2025, the family agreed to sell a small minority stake (8% total) but kept well over 90% of the team and full control.

Current ownership structure

• Robert Kraft and his family are the controlling owners of the New England Patriots and have been since 1994.

• In 2025, they moved to sell 5% to investor Dean Metropoulos and 3% to investment firm Sixth Street under the NFL’s new private equity rules.

• Even after these deals, the Kraft family is expected to retain more than 90% ownership and full decision-making control over the franchise.

How Kraft came to own the Patriots

• Robert Kraft purchased the Patriots in 1994 for around 172–175 million dollars, taking over a struggling franchise and stabilizing it long term.

• Under his ownership, the team has become one of the NFL’s most valuable franchises, now valued at around 9–9.25 billion dollars in recent stake-sale valuations.

• The Kraft tenure has coincided with six Super Bowl championships, which significantly boosted both the brand and the franchise value.

Future of Patriots ownership

• Kraft has publicly indicated that his family intends to keep control of the Patriots for his lifetime and his children’s lifetimes, signaling no plan to sell the team outright.

• It is widely expected that his son Jonathan Kraft will eventually succeed him in the top leadership and ownership role when that transition becomes necessary.

• The minority stake sales are structured as financial moves within league rules, not as steps toward giving up control.

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