For whatever reason, Bob Kraft made the decision to accept the punishment and not fight it in court. For whatever reason he made that decision, one thing is certain-he has far FAR more information on which to base that decision than any of us here. He also has access to guys like Jerry Jones, the Rooneys, the Maras, Jeff Lurie-influential owners who can give him an accurate take on what the response of the other owners will be if he decides to go the litigation route. He also presumably had some discussions with BB. He took all of that information, and made what he believes is the best decision for the team. In the end, he decided that the risk wasnt worth the potential reward. I don't know what tipped it in this direction, but it had to be something pretty significant-we are an awful long way from his demand for an apology, and as Riboflav noted above the leaks of a deal followed by this make him look even worse. He is going to take the hit and move on, because the alternative is worse than the hit he is taking.