Mayo, named Bill Belichick’s successor a year ago, was fired on Sunday after the Patriots’ 23-16 win over the Bills in the regular-season finale. The former Patriots linebacker, 38, posted a 4-13 record as head coach. Kraft added Monday he “went back and forth” on the situation over the past month.

Robert Kraft showed no shame in taking full ownership of how New England Patriots head coach Jerod Mayo's first and only season at the helm shook out. Kraft, the New England Patriots CEO and Chairman, addressed the press on Monday to discuss the firing of Mayo along with fielding questions on other topics within the organization.

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Robert Kraft stayed true to his word by moving quickly to reach a deal with Mike Vrabel, a former New England linebacker, as the Patriots' new coach.

The New England Patriots surprised a lot of people with their instant decision to fire Jerod Mayo after the regular season concluded, but it seems like this was

Mike Vrabel has been hired as the Patriots' new head coach, the team announced Sunday. According to ESPN's Adam Schefter, Vrabel has been signed to a multi-year contract. He is replacing Jerod Mayo, who was fired after only one season.

The Patriots bring back a familiar face, Bears get an offensive wizard and Jaguars hope for the best despite Trent Baalke’s presence.

The New England Patriots have moved quickly to name Jerod Mayo's replacement with the team agreeing to make Mike Vrabel their new head coach.

New England Patriots cornerback Jonathan Jones discussed the overall team reactions from the firing of coach Jerod Mayo when appearing on the "Pats Interference Football Podcast" with Boston Herald's Andrew Callahan.

Just one year after the Patriots promoted Jerod Mayo to head coach, they were 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.

All salary cap information comes from Spotrac Amid the excitement of NFL Wild Card Weekend, the New England Patriots made headlines on Sunday when they named Mike Vrabel their new head coach. He’s back!