The New England Patriots saw some significant coaching turnover to start the 2025 offseason.
Just hours after the Patriots' regular season finale against the Buffalo Bills, the team released a statement announcing their firing of Jerod Mayo, ending his tenure as head coach after one season. Shortly in the weeks after, New England brought in Mike Vrabel to lead the new regime, with a flurry of coaching additions and subtractions to follow.
It was a substantial change in the building and in the locker room, but especially so for first-year quarterback Drake Maye, who got a taste of the NFL business early on in his career to see not only his head coach, but many surrounding assistants change after just one season on the job –– such as offensive coordinator Alex Van Pelt and quarterbacks coach T.