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Jerod Mayo: No shots at Belichick as Patriots shift styles

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New England Patriots coach Jerod Mayo attempted to clarify rhetoric about the organization's vision for the future, saying recent comments by him and director of scouting Eliot Wolf were not a shot at Bill Belichick.

Wolf told reporters Tuesday that the Patriots are looking to move forward with an "open, kind of less hard-ass type vibe in the building." Mayo, who played and coached under Belichick, acknowledged those differences Wednesday but also praised the six-time Super Bowl-winning coach.

"It's going to be different, but at the same I would say Bill did a great job for a long period of time," Mayo said.