Former Patriots tight-end Rob Gronkowski sharply criticized his former team for firing coach Jerod Mayo.
Mayo lasted just one season as a head coach in New England. He was fired almost immediately after the Patriots’ win over the Buffalo Bills in Sunday’s season finale.
The Patriots went 4-13 under Mayo this season, which was the same record they had last year under Bill Belichick, who was also fired.
Robert Kraft’s decision to fire Mayo so quickly after handpicking him to be Belichick’s successor caught some, including Gronkowski, off guard.
“I was shocked by that, and to happen that soon was a shocker to a lot of people especially here at the desk,” Gronkowski said during NFL on FOX.