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.

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.

Numerous reports suggest that former New England Patriots head coach Jerod Mayo struggled with discipline during his tenure.

Winning isn’t everything; it’s the only thing.” Vince Lombardi, Hall of Fame coach of the Green Bay Packers Winning is the only thing? Not in Foxborough this week. Jerod Mayo won a football game last Sunday and got fired.

Did Jerod Mayo get a fair shot in New England? NFL fans react to the Patriots firing the rookie head coach after only one season.

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.

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

The Patriots made the right move when they fired Jerod Mayo, but they need to follow it up by hiring Mike Vrabel as his replacement

In 2025, the Patriots are annual NFL losers. This makes their offseason far more important than the regular season.

It's been five years since the New England Patriots played in a postseason game. And they seem no closer today than they were a year ago.