He just needed more time before taking the job." In January 2024, Kraft hand-picked Mayo to succeed Bill Belichick, replacing the legendary head coach with the 38-year-old former Patriots ...

The only problem? He lost 13 of the 15 games in between. The Patriots fired Mayo as their head coach Sunday, with team owner Robert Kraft making a statement just over an hour after New England's ...

Jerod Mayo, whom Kraft installed in January to succeed coaching legend Bill Belichick, has had a rocky first season as head coach; his team owns a 3-10 record entering its bye week, and Mayo has ...

January 6 - New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft on Monday blamed himself for having to fire Jerod Mayo, saying he put the first-year head coach in an "untenable" situation. Kraft met with the ...

Owner Robert Kraft and VP of player personnel Eliot Wolf own plenty of that pie as well. The decision to fire Mayo isn't all that surprising, as the Patriots were a giant mess in Mayo's one season.