Patriots hire Jerod Mayo as Bill Belichick’s successor, sources say

The Patriots have selected Jerod Mayo as Bill Belichick’s successor and the 15th head coach in franchise history, sources told ESPN.

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FOXBOROUGH, MA – Moving fast. One day after parting ways with legendary coach Bill Belichick, the New England Patriots have named Jerod Mayo as their successor and the 15th head coach in franchise history.sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter.

May, 37 years old, It will be officially presented at a press conference next week. He will become the youngest coach in the NFL.a title that Sean McVay has held since he was appointed manager Los Angeles Rams

in 2017; May is a month younger than McVeigh..

Mayo, Patriots linebacker from 2008 to 2015. after being drafted in the first round out of Tennessee, joined Belichick’s coaching staff in 2019 as linebackers coach..

The Patriots bypassed the standard NFL recruiting process and hired Mayo immediately as they established a succession plan in the contract extension he signed last offseason, similar to the one Baltimore Ravens to his general manager position when Eric DeCosta succeeded Ozzie Newsome in 2019.

Maybe becomes the first black head coach in Patriots history.

Mayo had significant support among the players in the dressing room., especially on defense. When news of Belichick’s departure broke, the quarterback wrote in a text message: “I hope they give it to Mayo. He deserves it”

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Captain Dietrich Wise Jr. He cited Mayo as the main reason he thought the defense was successful against the Buffalo Bills quarterback. Josh Allenin week 17 loss.

As a player, Mayo was named team captain in his second season.and some players called him Bill Jr. because they saw him as a future coach who, like Belichick himself, spent countless hours at the team’s facility.

Belichick and the Patriots announced Thursday that he is leaving the team after 24 seasons as coach, during which he won six Super Bowls.. The decision to part ways came after Belichick met with Patriots owner Robert Kraft, and Belichick said it was time to “move on.”

Mayo spent his entire playing career in New England., playing in 103 games and making a total of 905 tackles. He led the team in tackles in each of his first five seasons and became simply second Patriots player to win Defensive Rookie of the Year award

from the Associated Press. He was part of the 2014 Super Bowl team and only played in six games that season due to a leg injury.