Patriots Fire Belichick Successor Jerod Mayo After One Season

Jan 5, 2025, 10:28 PM

The New England Patriots have fired head coach Jerod Mayo after just one season, marking the team's first one-and-done coach since Rod Rust in 1990. Mayo, who succeeded longtime head coach Bill Belichick, led the team to a 4-13 record. Despite a 23-16 victory over the Buffalo Bills in the final game, the win cost the Patriots the No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft. Owner Robert Kraft released a statement calling the decision "one of the hardest" he has ever made. The Patriots are now searching for their third head coach in three years.