Pats fans were rooting for him. But as verbal missteps continued, it became obvious Mayo lacked the proper amount of head-coach training.

The Patriots still have officially fired only Mayo, and Kraft said the new coach will decide what to do with this season’s last year’s staff.

The Patriots chose Mayo as the successor to Belichick after 24 seasons guiding the franchise, which included six Super Bowl triumphs and nine Super Bowl appearances. Mayo spent more than a decade playing for and working for Belichick in New England.

The New England Patriots made the decision to fire rookie head coach Jerod Mayo after just one season on the job. Mayo, a former linebacker for the Pats,

Jerod Mayo’s firing comes at the end of a 4-13 campaign, one of the worst in franchise history. Mayo, 38, was hired less than a year ago and named Bill Belichick’s successor after the

A 4-13 record won’t do a coach any favors, and Mayo did himself no favors by failing to impress in other areas of the job.

The New England Patriots defeated the Buffalo Bills 23-16 on Sunday at Gillette Stadium, which was a great moment for players and coaches after a six-game losing streak. However, roughly an hour after the victory,

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