Robert Kraft sends flowers to family of Humboldt Broncos victim who was Patriots fan

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New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft reached out to the family of one of the victims of the Humboldt Broncos junior hockey bus crash to offer his condolences.

Tyler Bieber, a 29-year-old Patriots fan and a broadcaster for the Broncos, was one of 16 killed in a bus crash Friday. The bus was transporting the team to a playoff game in Saskatchewan when it was hit by a semi-trailer.

A team spokesperson confirmed that once Kraft learned that Bieber was a Patriots fan, he reached out with a call to Bieber’s mother, left a voicemail and sent flowers.

Bieber’s funeral is taking place Thursday at the Elgar Petersen Arena in Humboldt.

ESPN was the first outlet to report the details of Kraft’s gesture.

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