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New England owner Robert Kraft, who was making an appearance as part of the Foreclosure Prevention Workshop here at Gillette Stadium this afternoon, took a few minutes to talk about Brett Favre's move to the AFC East and his team's first-round draft pick, Jerod Mayo.

On Favre: "It's great for the NFL, it's great for the AFC East, and it's great for CBS -- I know they're ecstatic," Kraft said of the network that carries AFC games (FOX carries NFC games). I like the last time we played the Packers; if it can be like that it would be good [New England won 35-0 in Green Bay in 2006]. But he beat us in the Super Bowl in '96 and I remember that long pass he threw (to Antonio Freeman) -- that was not a great way to start. I think he still has more wins against us; he's one of the few active players who has more wins against us than losses. I hope we can straighten that record out."

Kraft added that he thinks Miami benefited from the Favre trade as well, as the Dolphins signed former Jets starter Chad Pennington.

As for Mayo, who played in his first NFL game Thursday night: "He's great. The whole crop of young linebackers really did themselves well and it was great to see. It's great to have football back."

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