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This was supposed to be a day in which the New England Patriots would think exclusively about beating the Buffalo Bills and winning the AFC East division, but tragedy has crept into the picture and the franchise is not going to ignore what is happening in the rest of the world.
A Patriots spokesperson tells OutKick that the club will hold a moment of silence to recognize the “horrible events” at Brown University on Saturday and in Bondi Beach, Australia, on Sunday, before kickoff against the Buffalo Bills.
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Brown University near Patriots facilities
A police vehicle rests at an intersection near crime scene tape at Brown University, Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025, in Providence, Rhode Island, following a shooting Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025, at the university. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
Brown University in Rhode Island is less than 30 miles from where the Patriots train and play in Foxborough, Massachusetts. It was the scene of a mass shooting in which several people were killed and several others were injured in a mass shooting inside a classroom.
The Bills, who face the Patriots in today’s 1 pm game, were actually in Providence, Rhode Island, when the mass shooting occurred.
No one in the Buffalo group was injured and the team kept everyone traveling in the team hotel as a precaution.
‘UNKNOWN’ PATRIOTS WHEN DEADLY SHOOTING OCCURRED AT BROWN UNIVERSITY
Attack on Hanukkah festival moves patriots
Emergency workers carry a person on a stretcher after a reported shooting at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Sunday, December 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)
The Patriots will also recognize Sunday’s mass shooting at a Hanukkah festival at Bondi Beach in Australia.
Australian authorities call that attack “terrorism” that targeted Jews, including women and children. At least 12 people were killed and at least 28 others were hospitalized when two gunmen opened fire on the crowd from an elevated position.
The shooting is the worst attack against Jews since the October 7, 2023 Hamas terrorist attacks in Israel.
Robert Kraft has spoken
New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft on the field before a game against the Arizona Cardinals at State Farm Stadium on December 15, 2024 in Glendale, Arizona. (Mike Christy/Getty Images)
And that is felt within the Patriots community, as the club’s owner, Robert Kraft, is very public in his support of Jewish causes.
Kraft founded the Blue Square Alliance Against Hate, which monitors, among other things, the steady rise of anti-Semitism in the United States and around the world.
Kraft spoke exclusively to OutKick and FOXNews last month about Blue Square and also shared his concerns about the election of Zohran Mamdani as mayor of New York City.
