Patriots fire head coach Jerod Mayo after one season in New England

The New England Patriots fired head coach Jerod Mayo on Sunday, the team announced.

The New England Patriots fired head coach Jerod Mayo on Sunday, the team announced. The Patriots finished 3-14 in his lone season in charge.

Mayo was the Patriots’ inside linebackers coach from 2019 to 2023. He was promoted to the head job last January, succeeding six-time Super Bowl champion Bill Belichick.

“For me, personally, this was one of the hardest decisions I have ever made,” New England owner Robert Kraft said in a statement.

He later added: “Unfortunately, the trajectory of our team’s performances throughout the season did not ascend as I had hoped.”

The Patriots started the season with an upset win over the Cincinnati Bengals but then lost 13 of their next 15 games. New England won its season finale against the Buffalo Bills on Sunday, but the win was costly, dropping the Patriots from the first pick in the upcoming NFL draft to fourth.

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