The New England Patriots fired head coach Jerod Mayo on Sunday, the group introduced. The Patriots completed 3-14 in his lone season in cost.
Mayo was the Patriots’ inside linebackers coach from 2019 to 2023. He was promoted to the top job final January, succeeding six-time Super Bowl champion Bill Belichick.
“For me, personally, this was one of many hardest choices I’ve ever made,” New England proprietor Robert Kraft stated in an announcement.
He later added: “Unfortunately, the trajectory of our group’s performances all through the season didn’t ascend as I had hoped.”
The Patriots began the season with an upset win over the Cincinnati Bengals however then misplaced 13 of their subsequent 15 video games. New England gained its season finale towards the Buffalo Bills on Sunday, however the win was pricey, dropping the Patriots from the primary choose within the upcoming NFL draft to fourth.
Mayo made waves earlier within the season when, after the group’s sixth straight loss, he labeled his roster as “mushy.”
“We’re a mushy soccer group throughout the board,” Mayo stated in October. “We discuss what makes a tricky soccer group, and that’s having the ability to run the ball, having the ability to cease the run, and that’s having the ability to cowl kicks. We did none of these.”
Mayo was additionally criticized for ready till Week 6 to start out rookie quarterback Drake Maye. Jacoby Brissett, who began the primary 5 weeks of the season, threw solely two landing passes in eight complete video games.
New England struggled on each side of the ball below Mayo. The Patriots averaged the third-fewest yards per sport on offense getting into Week 18 and surrendered the ninth-most defensively.
“We have large followers who anticipate and deserve a greater product than now we have delivered in recent times. I apologize for that,” Kraft stated in his assertion. “I’ve given a lot thought and consideration as to what actions I can take to expedite our return to championship rivalry and decided this transfer was the most suitable choice right now.”
