Robert Kraft, owner of the NFL's New England Patriots, announced on Sunday that he is auctioning his Super Bowl LI championship ring to fund battling COVID-19 pandemic.

"I've been giving a lot of thought to the front-line health care workers – the doctors, the nurses, the support staff, the EMS people, the intensive care people, and my heart goes out to them all because they're putting their lives on the line every day," said Kraft.

The Patriots owner is doing it for the ALL IN Challenge, a charity event that raises money to "provide food to those in need – kids, elderly and frontline heroes." All the money will go directly to Feeding America, Meals On Wheels, World Central Kitchen and No Kid Hungry.

The 283-diamond-featured ring weighs 5.1 carat and was crafted with 10-karat white gold with the Patriots logo and five Lombardi trophies at the center. It is the largest Super Bowl ring ever created. The starting bid for the ring was 75,000 U.S. dollars and the latest bid by 20:00 on Sunday was 80,000 and there are 11 days to go for the auction.

Kraft recalled the epic 28-3 comeback victory in 2017: "I thought about what's going on at this time and wanted to give something of extreme value in support of our health care workers. It (the ring) showed how we came back. We’re the greatest country in the world, with the greatest people who feel a sense of team and work together in the toughest times. So I want to give this ring to someone who will feel worthy enough to bid it up so that we can get meals to all these people who are hurting badly at this time."

Back on February 5, 2017, the Patriots met the Atlanta Falcons at NRG Stadium in the Super Bowl. When Matt Ryan completed his second touchdown pass in the third quarter, the Falcons already led 28-3. However, the Patriots created a miracle to tie the score 28-28 in the rest of the game and claimed victory in overtime thanks to a two-yard touchdown run by running back James White. That was the fifth Super Bowl title won by the team.