Jerod Mayo Replaces Bill Belichick as Patriot Coach
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- Created: Saturday, 13 January 2024 02:37
The team signed Jerod Mayo to replace him a day after Bill Belichick left the New England Patriots. Thus, Mayo became the 15th head coach in its history. The team formally introduced the new head coach to the public at a news conference. Also, he is currently the youngest coach in the National Football League.
According to bookie pay per head software experts, the Patriots drafted Mayo in the first round out of Tennessee in 2008. Also, he played for the team until 2015. He was a member of Bill Belichick's coaching staff as the linebackers coach.
As the Baltimore Ravens did with Eric DeCosta's appointment as general manager in 2019 after Ozzie Newsome's departure, the Patriots bypassed the usual NFL hiring procedure and swiftly signed Mayo. It was part of a succession plan outlined in the contract extension he signed last offseason.
Mayo makes history as the Patriots' first Black head coach. In Week 17, after the team lost to the Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen, Captain Deatrich Wise Jr. said that Mayo was a big reason for the defense's success.
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