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Burn Some Cash? Jerod Mayo Clarifies ‘Rookie Mistake’ With Patriots

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Remember when Jerod Mayo said back in January the New England Patriots were ready to “burn some cash” in NFL free agency?

Well, that comment aged terribly.

And the first-year Patriots head coach knows it.

“That was a rookie mistake. That was a rookie mistake by me,” Mayo said Monday on WEEI’s “The Greg Hill Show.” “As soon as I got downstairs, (Patriots vice president of communications Stacey James) slapped me in the head, like, ‘What are you doing?’

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“You understand what I meant, though.