If you're in the NFL, you look at a Super Bowl ring and think, "I could kill for this." But if you're in the KGB, you look at a Super Bowl ring and think, "I could kill with this." Russian President Vladimir Putin used to be in the KGB, and when he met Patriots owner Robert Kraft, he fell into the latter camp, as recalled by Kraft's wife:
"Robert never wears the ring, [but] sometimes, in certain instances, he'll have it in his pocket, he'll take it out. Putin put it on his finger, and his first comment was 'I could kill someone with this,' which was a little bit of an unusual comment, and then they took pictures, and Putin put it back in his pocket and walked out."
Kraft hadn't intended to allow Putin to have that prized possession, but once Putin took it, he issued a statement saying he intended for it to be a gift to the Russian people.




