Five days after the initial announcement, Jerod Mayo and Robert Kraft sat behind a table in the new Gillette Stadium atrium to officially introduce the New England Patriots’ head coach. Mayo, who at 37 will become the league’s youngest HC, is taking over the wheel after the organization was led by Bill Belichick for 24 highly successful years.
The event lasted 40 minutes, with both men reading prepared remarks and then answering questions from reporters. We will take a deep dive into the introduction throughout the day and over the rest of the week, but here are our quick initial takeaways.