The Patriots firing Jerod Mayo, the franchise's first Black coach, is a bad look for the NFL and Robert Kraft even though it was necessary.

Over the past decade, there have been 10 non-interim head coaches who were fired after one season (or less) at the helm.

In the wake of New England’s decision to fire Mayo on Sunday following a disastrous 4-13 campaign, The Athletic reported Wednesday how the former linebacker-turned-coach “didn’t offer” Steve Belichick, the son of former head coach Bill Belichick, “the chance to continue calling plays” on defense as he had done in previous years.

The Patriots’ lost 2024 season was worse than most knew. Go inside Jerod Mayo’s first and only year as head coach, and the franchise’s continue fall from grace.

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,

At the end of the NFL regular season, teams usually announce the firing of their head coaches and other staff personnel. For the 2024 season, six teams have already fired their head coaches. This week,

Jerod Mayo was put in an unfair spot as head coach of the New England Patriots. Team owner Robert Kraft even admitted as such in a press conference on Monday morning.

Details of Jerod Mayo's brief stint as the New England Patriots head coach were revealed in a report just days after his abrupt firing.

Just one year after the Patriots promoted Jerod Mayo to head coach, they are already looking for his successor: Mayo was fired shortly after his team’s 4-13 season concluded, making him just the second head coach in franchise history to go one-and-done.

From a lack of talent on the roster to his inexperience and struggles with discipline, Mayo had little chance to succeed in New England.

Former New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski once shared a locker room with Jerod Mayo. He recently told Ryan Morik of Fox News Digital he thought that Patriots owner Robert Kraft firing Mayo after just a single season was "kind of an ugly situation" because "it wasn't enough time to evaluate" Mayo as a head coach.