Jerod Mayo’s comments: In what has become an undeniable pattern in his first season as Patriots head coach, Jerod Mayo spent some of his most recent time with the media walking back a previous comment he made to the very same media.
Following yet another Patriots loss, Mayo made a five-word statement during Sunday’s postgame press conference that drew some raised eyebrows.
Asked about why the Patriots didn’t use rookie Drake Maye on a quarterback sneak — given Maye’s clear ability to make plays moving the the ball on the ground as well as through the air — Mayo provided a curious response.