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 th

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.

Whether or not the New England Patriots organization handled Jerod Mayo's firing fairly, all eyes are now on what Mike Vrabel can build in for the Pats.

Jerod Mayo was only given one season to prove he could handle being the head coach of the New England Patriots, and one of the team’s star players seems to think that was unfair.

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A year ago, after they parted ways with legendary head coach Bill Belichick, the New England Patriots appeared to have their present and future

The Patriots made Jerod Mayo a one-and-done head coach after a 4-13 season. Christian Gonzalez didn't necessarily agree with the decision.

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. Then, in the weeks following ...

And he’s already hopped to work reshaping the Patriots’ coaching staff. He hired Josh McDaniels, who was the Pats OC when Vrabel played there in the late 2000s, to do that job for New England once again. He also brought in Terrell Williams to run the defense after working with him in Tennessee.

New England Patriots second-year quarterback Drake Maye and Bill Belichick share some connections. They never spent time together in Foxborough, but now Maye represents the team Belichick coached for 24 seasons and the coach is taking over the quarterback's alma mater, North Carolina.

That said, the star cornerback admitted he didn't necessarily agree with the Patriots' decision to make Jerod ... as Bill Belichick's replacement. New England owner Robert Kraft dismissed Mayo ...