New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft will never get over Deflategate, even after his team went 14-2 and captured Super Bowl LI last season.

The scandal cost the Patriots $1 million and a forfeiture of their 2016 first-round and 2017 fourth-round picks, while Tom Brady was issued a four-game suspension to begin the 2016 campaign. Brady posted one of the best seasons of his career upon returning and the Patriots steamrolled over the rest of the league, before winning Super Bowl LI in overtime against the Atlanta Falcons.

Kraft is still steaming, though, even after the Patriots continued to excel without incident.

"Well, I don't hold grudges, but I also don't forget anything," Kraft said Tuesday via ESPN. "Envy and jealousy are incurable diseases. I'm going into my 24th season as an owner. I'm passionate about owning a football team in my hometown.

"If I hadn't won, I would be so angry at our folks and thinking about what we'd have to do (to win a title). So, our competitors, I understand how they brought pressure on the league office to be very strong and (lobbied) not to compromise on an issue that was nonsense and foolishness."

Kraft also noted that last year's triumph was the "sweetest" of the team's five Super Bowl victories.

If Kraft's fervor is any indication, the Patriots will be looking for blood as they defend their title this fall.