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Barry Werner

Navy football team flies on Patriots’ plane to Liberty Bowl

The New England Patriots showed a lot of spirit and good will. And no one will complain about this act. The company that runs the plane for the AFC East champs worked out an arrangement allowing allowed the Navy football team to arrive in Memphis for its Liberty Bowl game in style.

Check this ride out:

Scott Strasemeier, the Navy’s senior associate athletic director, thanked Patriots owner Robert Kraft for letting the team use the jet for the bowl game, which will be played Dec. 31 against Kansas State.

“The NAAA and the New England Patriots have a longstanding relationship, which certainly did not hurt our ability to work out an agreement with the Patriots,” Strasemeier said in a statement. “We are extremely grateful for the support and the cooperation we received from Mr. Kraft and his staff.”

The Naval Academy wanted to make sure everyone knew it contracted for the charter: Strasemeier told The Hill that the plane was contracted by Team 125, which operates it for the NFL team.

 

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