The auction winner will also receive a personal visit with Kraft in his office at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, and Kraft will foot the bill for airfare if the winner does not live within driving distance of the field, ESPN reported.
Patriots owner Robert Kraft is going all in by offering up his Super Bowl LI ring for the #ALLINCHALLENGE
— ESPN (@espn) May 10, 2020
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The ring represents the biggest comeback victory in Super Bowl history and the first overtime game in the event. The Patriots erased a 28-3 deficit in the third quarter and rallied for a 34-28 victory against the Atlanta Falcons on Feb. 5, 2017.
"What could I do that would be special? I've been thinking about it for weeks," Kraft said in a video posted on social media. "I finally thought about our experience in Super Bowl LI against the Atlanta Falcons. We were down 28-3 and had 99.6% (odds) to lose. And we came back, and we won.
“And I thought about what is going on at this time and wanted to give something of extreme value in support of our health care workers. So I thought it would be good to give this ring, our fifth Super Bowl win, because it showed how we came back.”
Kraft announced his intention to sell the ring at 6 p.m. EDT Sunday. The auction opened at $75,000, and bidding topped $330,000 by midnight. The auction will end in 10 days.
The All In Challenge was launched by Fanatics founder Michael Rubin on April 14, according to Bleacher Report. Auction winnings will be divided between Meals on Wheels, No Kid Hungry and America's Food Fund to benefit World Central Kitchen and Feeding America.
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