When the Patriots fired Jerod Mayo after New England’s 4-13 season, Drew Bledsoe knew a plan had to be in place.
“Well, first of all, let me say this, I was really bummed to see Jerod Mayo get fired because I know Jerod,” Bledsoe told Travis Thomas on the latest episode of NESN’s “Boston Has Entered The Chat” podcast. “He’s a fantastic human that was handed just a — I don’t know, he was handed a terrible situation. So, first of all, I was sad to see Jerod get fired.
“But, I will tell you, the minute that he got fired, especially so quickly after the game, I knew without knowing they were going to hire (Mike) Vrabel because Bob Kraft is not someone who makes snap decisions without having a plan and Vrabel was available.