Former New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick touched on Jerod Mayo being fired by the team, but ended harkening back to his final seasons in Foxboro in the process.
The Patriots have several personnel decisions to make this offseason, and the roster is in need of a major overhaul on both sides of the ball.
According to NFL Network's Tom Pelissero, Covington is set to interview with the Cincinnati Bengals for their open defensive coordinator job. New England gave him permission to interview elsewhere despite not being officially let go yet.
Roughly 12 months after Patriots owner Robert Kraft parted ways with Belichick, Kraft fired Mayo after one season as HC.
Patriots owner Robert Kraft, saying "this whole situation is on me" and that he feels "terrible" for Jerod Mayo, wants to have a new head coach in place quickly.
The New England Patriots enjoyed decades of stability at the head coaching position, but for the third time in three seasons, they will have a new man lurking on the sidelines. That's because the team announced Sunday it has decided to part ways with Jerod Mayo after just one season on the job after succeeding Bill Belichick in Foxborough.
There was no tanking from Jerod Mayo and the Patriots in Week 18, as they beat the Bills and cost the organization the top overall pick in the NFL Draft.
The New England Patriots are reportedly not planning on hiring a search firm to conduct their head coaching interview process. Robert Kraft and Jonathan Kraft will be conducting the process themselves with others helping, per NFL insider Albert Breer on Monday.
Jerod Mayo became the Patriots' successor to Bill Belichick. Will he be one-and-done as New England's coach? Here are the latest rumors.
The New England Patriots didn't even wait until "Black Monday" to break out the pink slips, as Robert Kraft decided to announce head coach Jerod Mayo's firing shortly after the Pa
After enjoying one of the lengthiest periods of coaching stability under Bill Belichick, the Patriots are going the one-and-done rout with Jerod Mayo.