FOXBORO — The New England Patriots have employed Jerod Mayo as their new head coach, WBZ-Television confirmed Friday. The announcement comes just a day following the Patriots “parted ways” with Monthly bill Belichick right after 24 several years.
ESPN’s Adam Schefter broke the tale Friday morning, which was confirmed soon soon after by WBZ-TV’s Steve Burton. Mayo will be formally launched as head coach at a information conference next 7 days, according to Schefter.
Robert Kraft reported Thursday that the Patriots would function “quite quickly” to fill the posture, and he was not kidding. Mayo was obviously New England’s dude, as the Patriots did not achieve out to interview anybody else for the position, in accordance to The Athletic.
The team was in a position to employ Mayo with out a lengthy interview approach owing to a succession prepare that was put in a deal extension with the crew that he signed past offseason.
Mayo was noticed as Belichick’s heir clear considering that Josh McDaniels left for Las Vegas. He is invested his whole NFL career — each as a player and a mentor — in New England.
Mayo was drafted by the Patriots in 2008 and the linebacker went on to have an eight-year vocation in the middle of New England’s defense. He retired soon after the 2015 season, and right after a couple of yrs away from football, Mayo joined Belichick’s personnel as the Patriots’ inside linebackers coach in 2019. He in no way served as the team’s defensive coordinator in name, but rather significantly ran the team’s protection alongside with Stephen Belichick the previous two seasons.
He now has the huge process of changing the biggest head mentor of all time, but the New England defense was 1 of the ideal in the NFL last period (one particular of the number of shiny spots on a 4-13 team) and Mayo has the regard of Patriots players through the locker area.
At 37 years aged, Mayo will become the youngest head mentor in the NFL. He will be the 15th head coach for the Patriots franchise.
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