5 hours Ago By Boston Herald staff
The Patriots are a struggling 3-9 team today, but the Patriots remain big business. Forbes has them third on the list of most-valuable NFL squads at $7.4 billion, with only the Los Angeles Rams ($7.
6 billion) and the Dallas Cowboys ($10.1 billion) ahead of them. It was also evident at a watch party in Quincy Sunday at Marina Bay hosted by Regan Communications where the Joe Andruzzi Foundation kept up the fight against cancer.
“The Patriots are a business and we are too, even though we’re not sitting at a desk,” said former Patriot offensive lineman and cancer survivor Joe Andruzzi at the watch party. He credited the Kraft family for turning the team into winners. Tom Brady may be gone, but the “pay-it-forward” philosophy hasn’t left Greater Boston.
The watch party helped raise awareness of the needs of cancer patients and was an incubator for other nonprofits looking to catch some of Andruzzi’s success. “Joe has a ripple effect from the team and they support us,” said Danielle Fish, the foundation’s chief development officer. The organization helps cancer patients pay the bills, put food on the table, grab rides to appointments, and, hopefully, beat the odds.
They pick up the cost for Lyft rides, give support from social workers, wellness programs, Codzilla rides, help build wheelchair ramps, and give out Patriots, Bruins, Red Sox and Celtics tickets. They also cheer on the team while raffling off TVs, grills and memorabilia. Andruzzi even let people pose for pictures wearing his Super Bowl rings.
Anything to beat cancer..
