The end of the Patriots’ 2024 season marked the end of Jerod Mayo’s head coaching tenure in New England.
But if all went according to plan at One Patriot Place, that juncture would have signaled the start of the journey for the former linebacker.
The Athletic’s Chad Graff on Wednesday published a column that pulled back the curtain on Mayo’s messy run as Patriots head coach, including details on how the 38-year-old fell out of favor in Foxboro, Mass. Graff also included information on the beginning of the Mayo era, which arrived earlier than Robert Kraft originally anticipated.