Jerod Mayo and Dont’a Hightower won a Super Bowl together as linebackers for New England.
Mayo is now coaching linebackers for the Patriots, and his name has been floated as a potential successor to Bill Belichick as head coach.
On Tuesday, Mayo told reporters that when he gets his first head coaching opportunity, he wants to recruit Hightower to coach with him.
“I think Hightower would be a phenomenal coach,” Mayo said. “So we’ll see. When I get a chance to run my own ship, I’ll try to recruit him.”
Mayo and Hightower played in New England from the time Hightower was drafted in 2012, until Mayo’s retirement in 2015.