Robert Kraft’s son, Josh, leaves Patriots with focus on Boston mayoral race

The Kraft family is focused on more than football.

Robert Kraft’s son, Josh Kraft, has left the Patriots franchise as he zeroes in on the Boston mayoral race, where early polling shows he’s trailing substantially to incumbent Michelle Wu.

Josh, 58, is trailing Wu in the polls, 59-29 percent, ahead of this November’s election cycle.

Josh previously held a role with the team as the head of the New England Patriots Foundation, but a recent media guide released by the team points out the changes being made.

Josh is one of four brothers in the Kraft family, three of whom have been involved in the operations of the Patriots, with Jonathan Kraft currently serving as team president.

Daniel Kraft also works within the family business and is the president of The Kraft Group.

The Patriots are looking to turn it around after a turbulent run since Tom Brady left the franchise in 2020.

New England’s 29-56 record is the sixth-worst in the NFL over the past five seasons.

There is optimism in Foxborough, though, as second-year QB Drake Maye impressed as a rookie and the team brought back Mike Vrabel to be head coach after Jerod Mayo went 4-13 in his lone season.

Mayo replaced Bill Belichick after he led the franchise to six Super Bowl wins.

At one point during the end of the season, Jonathan was seen complaining about Mayo’s play-calling.

“The last two years were the worst years of my 31 years of ownership. We have to change that,” Robert Kraft said in June.