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Jerod Mayo: Patriots' focus on beating Bills, not No. 1 draft pick

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- New England Patriots head coach Jerod Mayo said the team's inside position for the No. 1 pick in the 2025 NFL draft won't impact his game plan for Sunday's season finale against the visiting Buffalo Bills.

If the Patriots (3-13) lose to the Bills, they would ensure they pick first in the draft for the first time since 1993, when they selected quarterback Drew Bledsoe out of Washington State.

"We're 100% focused on beating the Buffalo Bills and that's what we have to do," Mayo said in a video conference Monday morning.