There is no slowing down at One Patriot Place.
Last Thursday, the New England Patriots and long-time head coach Bill Belichick announced their mutual decision to go separate ways in the future. One day later, former assistant coach Jerod Mayo was named Belichick’s successor — a move that was contractually agreed upon and allowed the team to forgo a traditional hiring process.
Five days after the announcement, Mayo was officially introduced to the public as the Patriots’ head coach. By the time he took the podium inside the new Gillette Stadium atrium, however, he had already been quite busy.