New England's new head coach appears to have more power over personnel than Jerod Mayo did, and a clear vision of how to rebuild the team.

It became clear after the 2023 season and the firing of longtime coach Bill Belichick that Jerod Mayo was Robert Kraft's handpicked successor to the coaching throne. Mayo had played with the Patriots from 2008 to 2015.

A year ago, after they parted ways with legendary head coach Bill Belichick, the New England Patriots appeared to have their present and future head coach in Jerod Mayo, who had been a linebacker on Belichick’s dynastic teams in the late 2000s and 2010s.

T he New England Patriots started a new era in 2024 with the hire of Jerod Mayo, signaling the end of a two-decade long run of Bill Belichick and Tom Brady. The Patriots started t

The New England Patriots are charting a new course, and the changes are coming fast. Just one year after Jerod Mayo stepped into Bill Belichick’s shoes, Mike Vrabel is taking the helm in New England.

The New England Patriots wasted no time heading into this offseason in enacting their major coaching staff changes.No more than two hours after the Patriots final game finished, Robert Kraft and the team released their statement revealing the decision to fire Jerod Mayo after one season after being hand-picked as Bill Belichick's successor.

Shortly after Mayo’s firing Patriots owner Robert Kraft took the blame for the rookie coach’s lack of success. The team replaced Mayo with another former New England linebacker, 49-year-old Mike Vrabel, who had been Tennessee Titans head coach from 2018-13.

The New England Patriots made a somewhat surprising coaching change this offseason when they fired Jerod Mayo after just one year at the helm before replacing him with three-time Super Bowl champion and franchise icon Mike Vrabel,

Former Oregon Ducks cornerback Christian Gonzalez is standing up for his former head coach following the end of his second season with the New England Patriots.

The New England Patriots started a new era in 2024 with the hire of Jerod Mayo, signaling the end of a two-decade long run of Bill Belichick and Tom Brady. The

It became clear after the 2023 season and the firing of longtime coach Bill Belichick that Jerod Mayo was Robert Kraft's handpicked successor to the coaching throne. Mayo had played with the ...

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